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Corypha umbraculifera Talipot Tal"i*pot, n. [Hind. t[=a]lp[=a]t the leaf of the
tree.] (Bot.)
A beautiful tropical palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), a
native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty
or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped
leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial
processions, and, when cut into strips, as a substitute for
writing paper.
Corypha umbraculifera Fan palm Fan" palm` (Bot.)
Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the
Cham[ae]rops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of
Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and
especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera)
of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often
eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for
umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for
books and manuscripts.
Sabal umbraculifera Royal palmetto, the West Indian Sabal umbraculifera, the
trunk of which, when hollowed, is used for water pipes,
etc. The leaves are used for thatching, and for making
hats, ropes, etc.
Saw palmetto, Sabal serrulata, a native of Georgia, South
Carolina, and Florida. The nearly impassable jungle which
it forms is called palmetto scrub.
Umbraculiferous Umbraculiferous Um*brac`u*lif"er*ous, a. [L. umbraculum
umbrella (dim. of umbra shade) + -ferous.] (Bot.)
Bearing something like an open umbrella.
Umbraculiform Umbraculiform Um*brac`u*li*form, a. [L. umbraculum any thing
that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella (dim. of umbra a
shade) + -form.]
Having the form of anything that serves to shade, as a tree
top, an umbrella, and the like; specifically (Bot.), having
the form of an umbrella; umbrella-shaped.
Vibracula Vibraculum Vi*brac"u*lum, n.; pl. Vibracula. [NL., dim. from
L. vibrare to vibrate.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the movable, slender, spinelike organs or parts with
which certain bryozoans are furnished. They are regarded as
specially modified zooids, of nearly the same nature as
Avicularia.
Vibraculum Vibraculum Vi*brac"u*lum, n.; pl. Vibracula. [NL., dim. from
L. vibrare to vibrate.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the movable, slender, spinelike organs or parts with
which certain bryozoans are furnished. They are regarded as
specially modified zooids, of nearly the same nature as
Avicularia.
