贝叶棕 bèi yè zōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

CHARACTERS

贝 bèi
HSK 5
sea shell; money, currency
叶 yè
HSK 4
to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
棕 zōng
HSK 6
hemp palm; palm tree