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貝葉棕

简贝叶棕 · 繁貝葉棕

Mandarin · pinyin bèi yè zōng

pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
棕: zōng · hemp palm; palm tree
贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4–4–1 · bei4 ye4 zong1

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noun

talipot; Corypha umbraculifera

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