palmae

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order PalmalesSynonyms: Palmaefamily PalmaePalmaceaefamily PalmaceaeArecaceaefamily Arecaceaepalm family
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Palmae \Palmae\ prop. n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs; same as Palmaceae; coextensive with the order Palmales.

Syn: family Palmae, Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family. [WordNet 1.5]

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