Jaggery palm \Jag"ger*y palm\
An East Indian palm ({Caryota urens}) having leaves pinnate
with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is
the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for
ornament.
jaggery palm
n : fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a
brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine
palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota
urens}]