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English noun: family Palmae

1. family Palmae (plant) chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


SynonymsArecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae


Broader (hypernym)liliopsid family, monocot family


Member holonymAcrocomia, Arenga, Attalea, Borassus, Caryota, Ceroxylon, Cocos, Copernicia, Corypha, Elaeis, Euterpe, genus Acrocomia, genus Areca, genus Arenga, genus Attalea, genus Borassus, genus Calamus, genus Caryota, genus Ceroxylon, genus Cocos, genus Copernicia, genus Corozo, genus Corypha, genus Elaeis, genus Euterpe, genus Livistona, genus Metroxylon, genus Nipa, genus Nypa, genus Orbignya, genus Phoenicophorium, genus Phoenix, genus Phytelephas, genus Raffia, genus Raphia, genus Rhapis, genus Roystonea, genus Sabal, genus Serenoa, genus Thrinax, Livistona, Metroxylon, Nipa, Nypa, Orbignya, palm, palm tree, phoenicophorium, phoenix, phytelephas, Raffia, Raphia, Rhapis, Roystonea, Sabal, Serenoa, Thrinax


Member meronymorder Palmales, Palmales









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