Associations to the word «Palmae»

Wiktionary

PALMAE, proper noun. Arecaceae. A taxonomic family within the order Arecales   — the palms, the Palmaceae.

Dictionary definition

PALMAE, 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.

Wise words

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