palm family

1. (noun) 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
Synonyms: Arecaceae, Palmaceae, Palmae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae
Related Words: liliopsid family, monocot family



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