noun
also kit·tool or ki·tul kə̇ˈtül
( -s )
Etymology: Sinhalese kitul, hitul, from Sanskrit hintāla
1.
a. : a brownish black fiber resembling horsehair yielded by the leafstalks of the Asiatic jaggery palm and used chiefly in making brushes for polishing linens and cottons and for brushing velvets — called also black fiber
b. : jaggery palm
2.
a. : a fiber derived from the gomuti palm resembling kittul
b. : gomuti palm