gōˈmüd.ē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Malay ( pohon ) gĕmuti
1. also gomuti palm : a Malayan feather palm ( Arenga pinnata ) that has large leaves with the bases densely clothed with fibers, yields a sweet sap from which jaggery and palm wine are made, and has a pith that furnishes a sago
2. : the black wiry fiber obtained from gomuti used especially for marine cordage and cable