Definition of talipot in English:

talipot

noun ˈtalɪpɒtˈtæləˌpɑt

A tall Indian palm with very large fan-shaped leaves and a flower that can reach 8 m tall. The leaves are used as sunshades and for thatching, and to make the material on which Buddhist sacred books are written.
伞形行李叶椰子，伞干顶榈
Corypha umbraculifera, family Palmae
Example sentencesExamples
- Talipots only flower once and then die.
- Some years pass without any talipots coming out into bloom at all; many years only one or two are to be seen, but on average there is a full show every seven to ten years.
- The use of the talipots and the lion flag were conceded by the king to a chief in the Uggalboda sannas, together with the use of the ceremonial torches.
- The flowering talipot is a breathtaking sight, but one that is becoming increasingly rare in the city these days.
- These were substantially built of timber and talipots, thatched with cadjans and bamboo leaves, and festooned and decorated as the Singhalese only can decorate - leaves, flowers and fruit being entwined together with so much delicacy and airy tastefulness as to impart an almost fairy-like form to the pavilion.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Malayalam tālipat, from Sanskrit tālīpatra, from tālī 'palm' + patra 'leaf'.

Rhymes

gallipot

Definition of talipot in US English:

talipot

nounˈtæləˌpɑtˈtaləˌpät

A tall Indian palm with very large fan-shaped leaves that are used as sunshades and for thatching, and to make the material upon which books were traditionally written. When the talipot matures, at about 40–60 years, it sends up a 25-foot (8-m) stalk bearing millions of flowers, and subsequently the tree dies.
Corypha umbraculifera, family Palmae
Example sentencesExamples
- Talipots only flower once and then die.
- The flowering talipot is a breathtaking sight, but one that is becoming increasingly rare in the city these days.
- The use of the talipots and the lion flag were conceded by the king to a chief in the Uggalboda sannas, together with the use of the ceremonial torches.
- Some years pass without any talipots coming out into bloom at all; many years only one or two are to be seen, but on average there is a full show every seven to ten years.
- These were substantially built of timber and talipots, thatched with cadjans and bamboo leaves, and festooned and decorated as the Singhalese only can decorate - leaves, flowers and fruit being entwined together with so much delicacy and airy tastefulness as to impart an almost fairy-like form to the pavilion.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Malayalam tālipat, from Sanskrit tālīpatra, from tālī ‘palm’ + patra ‘leaf’.

词汇	talipot
释义	Definition of talipot in English: talipot noun ˈtalɪpɒtˈtæləˌpɑt A tall Indian palm with very large fan-shaped leaves and a flower that can reach 8 m tall. The leaves are used as sunshades and for thatching, and to make the material on which Buddhist sacred books are written. 伞形行李叶椰子，伞干顶榈 Corypha umbraculifera, family Palmae Example sentencesExamples Talipots only flower once and then die. Some years pass without any talipots coming out into bloom at all; many years only one or two are to be seen, but on average there is a full show every seven to ten years. The use of the talipots and the lion flag were conceded by the king to a chief in the Uggalboda sannas, together with the use of the ceremonial torches. The flowering talipot is a breathtaking sight, but one that is becoming increasingly rare in the city these days. These were substantially built of timber and talipots, thatched with cadjans and bamboo leaves, and festooned and decorated as the Singhalese only can decorate - leaves, flowers and fruit being entwined together with so much delicacy and airy tastefulness as to impart an almost fairy-like form to the pavilion. Origin Late 17th century: from Malayalam tālipat, from Sanskrit tālīpatra, from tālī 'palm' + patra 'leaf'. Rhymes gallipot Definition of talipot in US English: talipot nounˈtæləˌpɑtˈtaləˌpät A tall Indian palm with very large fan-shaped leaves that are used as sunshades and for thatching, and to make the material upon which books were traditionally written. When the talipot matures, at about 40–60 years, it sends up a 25-foot (8-m) stalk bearing millions of flowers, and subsequently the tree dies. Corypha umbraculifera, family Palmae Example sentencesExamples Talipots only flower once and then die. The flowering talipot is a breathtaking sight, but one that is becoming increasingly rare in the city these days. The use of the talipots and the lion flag were conceded by the king to a chief in the Uggalboda sannas, together with the use of the ceremonial torches. Some years pass without any talipots coming out into bloom at all; many years only one or two are to be seen, but on average there is a full show every seven to ten years. These were substantially built of timber and talipots, thatched with cadjans and bamboo leaves, and festooned and decorated as the Singhalese only can decorate - leaves, flowers and fruit being entwined together with so much delicacy and airy tastefulness as to impart an almost fairy-like form to the pavilion. Origin Late 17th century: from Malayalam tālipat, from Sanskrit tālīpatra, from tālī ‘palm’ + patra ‘leaf’.
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