palmyra palm
Refers to the palmyra palm tree (Borassus flabellifer). Often encountered in Buddhist or historical contexts; the cross-reference パルミラ椰子 is the more common modern term.
See also: パルミラヤシ
The palmyra palm is a type of palm tree found in India and Southeast Asia.
ancient Indian unit of distance (approx. 15 m)
Historical unit of length used in ancient India, roughly equivalent to 15 meters. Appears in classical Buddhist texts and older literature.
In the scriptures, there are descriptions of distances using the height of a palmyra palm as a unit.
From Sanskrit tāla (palmyra palm) via Chinese 多羅樹. The distance sense derives from the height of the tree used as a unit in ancient India.