Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A former genus of palms, now known as Mctroxylon. See also
Raphia , species of which are often cultivated under the name Sagus. See cut undersago .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of palms from which sago is obtained.
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Examples
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The reason I mention Sagus is that it was through my association with Darryl and Sagus that I have become involved as part of a task force to create the 21st Century School.
Transforming Education for the 21st Century - Part Two - David Houle - MediaBizBloggers 2009
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Another Palm -- the _Sagus_, or, _Cycus revolute_, -- which grows naturally in Japan and the East Indian Islands, being also cultivated in English hot-houses, yields by its gummy pith our highly nutritious sago.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The farinaceous food of this name constitutes the pith of the SAGO tree (the Sagus farinifera of Linnaeus), which grows spontaneously in the East Indies and in the archipelago of the Indian Ocean.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The farinaceous food of this name constitutes the pith of the SAGO tree (the Sagus farinifera of Linnaeus), which grows spontaneously in the East Indies and in the archipelago of the Indian Ocean.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Over the weekend, Sagus sent nearly 2,000 pieces of furniture on four tractor-trailer loads.
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The shipping and even a mural in the cafeteria were donated by Sagus partners.
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The furniture, plus setup and shipping by Sagus partners, was worth an estimated $250,000,
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The furniture, plus setup and shipping by Sagus partners, was worth an estimated $250,000,
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The furniture, plus setup and shipping by Sagus partners, was worth an estimated $250,000,
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The furniture, plus setup and shipping by Sagus partners, was worth an estimated $250,000,
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