Dictionary Definition
Nipa
Noun
2 made from sap of the Australasian nipa
palm
Extensive Definition
- Nipa or nipah is a palm (Nypa fruticans) that grows in the mangal of Southeast Asia.
- Nipa is also a grass (Distichlis palmeri) native to the Sonoran desert in Western Mexico with potential grain qualities.
- Nipa is Ainu for chieftain.
- NIPA as in National Income and Product Accounts
- Nipah is a Malay word and can refer to:
- the Nipa
palm— a mangrove palm;
- the Nipah virus—a henipavirus.
- See also: Nypa