Tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper
English: talipot, talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera
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gewangBahasa Indonesia
Corypha umbraculifera, mother-of-pearl, nacre, talipot, talipot palm
Rare
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Noun
The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
English: mother-of-pearl, nacre
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