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Definition of palm family

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

Similar Words: Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae

Member Meronyms: Palmales, order Palmales

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