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Definition: Arenga

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees.[Wordnet]
2. A palm tree (Saguerus saccharifer) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Arenga" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1486. (references)

Common Expressions: Arenga

Expressions Definition
Arenga pinnata Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Arenga A genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Arenga

Arenga

Arenga
Arenga pinnata
Arenga pinnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Caryoteae
Genus: Arenga
Labill. ex DC.
Species

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Arenga is a genus of 24 species of palms, native to tropical regions of southern and southeastern Asia. They are small to medium-sized palms, growing to 2-20 m tall, with pinnate leaves 2-12 m long.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Arenga

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Arenga pinnata 7     Arenga 6
Arenga 6     Arenga listeri 4
Arenga micrantha 4     Arenga micrantha 4
Arenga listeri 4     Arenga pinnata 7
Arenga wightii 4     Arenga wightii 4

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