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 toddy palm toddy palm /ˈtɑːdi pɑːm/

noun

  1. Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving  ( Borassus flabellifer , longar palm , lontar , palmyra , palmyra palm , toddy palm , wine palm )
    tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
  2. Fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago  ( Caryota urens , jaggery palm , kittul , kitul , kitul tree , toddy palm , wine palm )
    fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


 Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana /əˈzɒlə ˌkærəˈlɪniːənə/

noun

  1. Small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe  ( Azolla caroliniana , Carolina pond fern , floating fern , mosquito fern )
    small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe


 Procrustes Procrustes /proʊˈkrʌstiz/

noun

  1. (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus  ( Procrustes )
    (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus
      Travelers feared the notorious Procrustes and his torturous iron bed.
    Travelers feared the notorious Procrustes and his torturous iron bed.


 sweet vermouth sweet vermouth /swit vərˈmuːθ/

noun

  1. Sweet dark amber variety  ( Italian vermouth , sweet vermouth )
    sweet dark amber variety


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