Gomuti

noun

1. The sago-palm, Arenga saccharifera.
2. 2. The black fiber obtained from the sago-palm, remarkable for its power of resisting decay in water.
3. A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage. Called also ejoo.
4. A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two palms, Metroxylon sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands, and used for making cordage.
5. Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago