Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener, Malaya to Fiji
English: true sago palm, Metroxylon sagu
Bahasa: kirai
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rumbiaBahasa Indonesia
Metroxylon sagu, true sago palm
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