1. A tropical palm tree native to Southeast Asia, having large feathery leaves and producing edible nuts and a sweet sap used to make sugar or alcohol.
Usage: Also spelled 'nipa palm' or 'nipah palm'; Scientific name: Nypa fruticans
2. A sweet alcoholic drink or sugar made from the sap of the nipa palm.
Usage: Regional use in Southeast Asia

Examples

• The nipa palm grows abundantly in the swamps of Southeast Asia.
• Farmers harvest the sap from nipa palms to produce sugar.
• Traditional nipa wine is still made in some coastal villages.
• The nipa tree's large leaves provide shelter in tropical regions.
• Nipa nuts are sometimes eaten fresh or dried as a snack.