plural sagos
: a dry granulated or powdered starch prepared from the pith of a sago palm and used in foods and as textile stiffening
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Your email photo showed an older sago with what appears to be a manganese deficiency.
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
This was once a fairly common minor nutrient deficiency with sagos affecting the new growths.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
My sago looks sad — developing yellow and brown leaves in the top center of the plant.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
But interest never disappears entirely, especially as the chef employs slight alterations—such as submerging the tang yuan in fresh coconut milk and sago pearls rather than a warm soup—to give the dish a refreshing twist in hotter months.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
By 10,000 years ago, the folks in the lowlands were growing sago and manipulating other vegetation such as wild rice, Hunt says.
—Karen Coates, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2016
If the plant is large, equipment is needed to lift and move the sago as the root balls are heavy.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
Some gardeners also report success using a home remedy of solutions made from coffee grounds applied to all parts of the sago and soil near the trunk.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2021
Many like a multiple trunk sago, but the plants can become congested and full of shoots.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 June 2021
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
This was once a fairly common minor nutrient deficiency with sagos affecting the new growths.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
My sago looks sad — developing yellow and brown leaves in the top center of the plant.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
But interest never disappears entirely, especially as the chef employs slight alterations—such as submerging the tang yuan in fresh coconut milk and sago pearls rather than a warm soup—to give the dish a refreshing twist in hotter months.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
By 10,000 years ago, the folks in the lowlands were growing sago and manipulating other vegetation such as wild rice, Hunt says.
—Karen Coates, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2016
If the plant is large, equipment is needed to lift and move the sago as the root balls are heavy.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
Some gardeners also report success using a home remedy of solutions made from coffee grounds applied to all parts of the sago and soil near the trunk.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2021
Many like a multiple trunk sago, but the plants can become congested and full of shoots.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 June 2021
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sago
noun
sa·go
ˈsā-gō 
plural sagos
: a dry granulated or powdered starch prepared from spongy tissue inside the stem of a sago palm
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sago
noun
sa·go
ˈsā-(ˌ)gō
plural sagos
: a dry granulated or powdered starch prepared from the pith of a sago palm and used in foods and as textile stiffening
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