Definition of "nypa" [nypa]

• Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The nipah (Cocos nypa, Lour.) a low species of palm, is chiefly valuable for its leaves, which are much used as thatch for the roofs of houses."
• ""All these islands are densely populated and produce abundance of rice and wine made from nypa."