Talipot
Pronunciation : Tal"i*pot
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Hind. talpat the leaf of the tree.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913