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licuala|lɪkjʊˈwɑːlə|
[mod.L. (C. P. Thunberg 1782, in Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. III. 284), f. Makassar lekowala.]
A small palm tree of the genus so called, belonging to the family Palmaceæ, native to Malaysia, New Guinea, and northern Australia, and having fan-shaped leaves and prickly stalks.
1872Gardeners' Chronicle 14 Dec. 1657/2 The Licualas are Fan Palms of Asiatic origin, requiring hothouse cultivation. 1900L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. II. 911/1 The large fan-shaped leaves of the Licualas are somewhat tender and easily injured. 1930Discovery Nov. 380/1 A few Licuala and Pinanga palms were seen. 1952‘W. March’ October Island x. 125 Zalacca, pinanga, licuala, corypha, And the sealing-wax palm. 1966E. J. H. Corner Nat. Hist. Palms xiii. 310 When the forest is cleared, the thickets of Licuala may be left, and they catch the eye with their striking foliage and long sprays of pink, orange, and red berries. |