Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gomuti \Go*mu"ti\, n. [Malayan gumuti.]
   A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained
   from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, {Metroxylon Sagu},
   and {Arenga saccharifera}, of the Indian islands. It is used
   for making cordage. Called also {ejoo}.