sago

noun3

1. •
   A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.
2. •
   A similar starch obtained from palm-like cycad, especially Cycas revoluta.
3. •
   Any of the palms and cycads from which sago starch is extracted.