lontar n 1: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]
lontar \lontar\ n. A tall fan palm ({Borassus flabellifer}) of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; the {palmyra}; -- its leaves are used for thatching and weaving. Syn: palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, longar palm, {Borassus flabellifer}. [WordNet 1.5]