n. [ Malayan gumuti. ] A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage. Called also ejoo. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n)Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago, Syn.gomuti palm, gomuti, Arenga pinnata