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gomuti
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gomuti, 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]
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