nipa fruticans

Noun nipa fruticans has 1 sense

• nipa fruticans(n = noun.plant) nipa palm - any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds;
is a kind of palm, palm tree
is a member of genus nipa, genus nypa, nipa, nypa