salakn.
/səˈlak/ A thorny palm tree belonging to the genus Salacca, native to tropical south-east Asia, esp. S. edulis, or its pear-shaped edible fruit.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun]
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > other palms
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of Asian or South Pacific > other Asian fruit-plants
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cucumber-tree1784
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salak1820
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tamarind plum1846
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ivi1862
longan1866
Tahiti chestnut1884
mape1888
calamondin1890
1820 J. Crawfurd Hist. Indian Archipel. I. iv. 445 The Salak, affords a fruit about the size of a pullet's egg, which consists of a hard stone, enveloped by a firm white pulp, which is covered by thin husks.
1856 B. Seemann Pop. Hist. Palms 345 Nothing is recorded of the other species of this genus,—for instance,..the Salak of Penang.
1937 M. Covarrubias Island of Bali v. 105 Salak, a pear-shaped fruit that grows on a palm, tastes like pineapple, and is covered by the most perfect imitation snakeskin.
1952 ‘W. March’ October Island x. 125 He made up a poem from the names of the palm trees..and..would recite it... Salak, pigafettia, orania palindan,.. And the great royal palm.
1981 Oxf. Encycl. Trees of World 259/2 Many palms have edible fruits though rather few are widely cultivated for this product, amongst them Salac (Salacca edulis) of southeast Asia.
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