also: サゴやし · さごやし
sago palm
Refers specifically to the palm species Metroxylon sagu, which produces sago starch.
サゴヤシは東南アジアの湿地帯に自生している。
The sago palm grows naturally in the wetlands of Southeast Asia.
サゴヤシの幹からデンプンが採れる。
Starch can be extracted from the trunk of the sago palm.
Kanji-katakana hybrid spelling; 椰子 is the kanji for palm tree.
Full kanji spelling using 沙穀 for sago; very rare and likely archaic or specialized.
From English 'sago' (ultimately from Malay 'sagu') plus Japanese 椰子 (yashi, 'palm').