palmae
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (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
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]