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‖ taliera|tælɪˈɛərə|
[Bot. L. f. Bengālī tālier, f. Skr. tālī, f. tāla fan-palm; cf. talipot. (In Hindī tarra, tara.)]
An East Indian palm, Corypha Taliera, allied to and resembling the talipot, but not nearly so high.
1814Roxburgh Hortus Bengal., Corypha Taliera, Skr. Talee. 1837Penny Cycl. VIII. 74/1 The Tara or Talliera, Corypha talliera, is an elegant stately species inhabiting Bengal. Its trunk is about thirty feet high... The leaves are used by the natives..to write upon with their steel stiles. |