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Princeton's WordNet
Corypha, genus Coryphanoun
large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia
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Corypha
Corypha (gebang palm, buri palm or talipot palm) is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, Queensland). They are fan palms (subfamily Coryphoideae), and the leaves have a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. All are large palms with leaves ranging from 2–5 metres in length. They reach heights of 20–40 m and with a trunk diameter of up to 1-2.5 m. All the species are monocarpic and die after flowering. The genus is relatively slow growing and can take many years to form a trunk. Species include:
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Corypha
Corypha is a genus of six or seven species of palms, native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, northeastern Australia, and the West Indies. They are fan palms, with the leaves with a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. They are all large palms, with large fan-shaped leaves with stout petioles ranging from 2-5 m in length. They reach heights of 20-40 m and with a trunk diameter of up to 1-2.5 metres. All the species are monocarpic and die after flowering. The genus is relatively slow growing and can take many years to form a trunk. ⁕Corypha griffithiana ⁕Corypha lecomtei ⁕Corypha macropoda ⁕Corypha microclada ⁕Corypha miraguama ⁕Corypha taliera ⁕Corypha umbraculifera - Talipot Palm ⁕Corypha utan - Gebang Palm or Buri Palm or Cabbage Palm
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Corypha
kor′i-fa, n. a genus of tropical Asian palms with fan-shaped leaves. [Gr. koryphē, the top.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of corypha in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of corypha in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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