Nipa
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈniːpə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nipa is a noun meaning A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
Meaning
A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
More Meanings
- A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
- The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
- Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.
Example Sentences
Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.
It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.
The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
Word Forms
- nipas
- nipah
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thatch, nipah, attap, adap, pinang, nitta.
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