also: とっくりやし · トックリやし
bottle palm
A palm tree (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) with a swollen trunk resembling a sake bottle (とっくり).
I saw a bottle palm at the botanical garden.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; 椰子 is the kanji for 'palm tree'.
Mixed kanji-hiragana spelling; less common.
Full kanji spelling using 徳利 (sake bottle) for the shape; rare.
From とっくり (sake bottle) + 椰子 (palm tree), referring to the bottle-shaped trunk.