Any of various kinds of palm or esp. palmetto; (also) the fibre or edible leaf bud from certain of these.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > palmetto trees or fan-palms (33) palmite1555 Any of various kinds of palm or esp. palmetto; (also) the fibre or edible leaf bud from certain of these. palmetto1582 Any of various fan palms, esp. the dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis, of the Mediterranean region, and the arborescent Sabal palmetto, of the… palmetto tree1582 an arborescent palmetto. talipot1681 A South Indian fan-palm, Corypha umbraculifera, native in Sri Lanka and Malabar, noted for its great height, and its enormous fan-shaped leaves… tamarind-palmetto1698 some species of palmetto. Chamaerops1766 A northern genus of palms, including the Dwarf Fan Palm, C. humilis, the smallest of the order, and the only one found north of the Mediterranean… eta palm1769 In full, eta palm. = ita palm at ita, n. cabbage palm tree1773 = cabbage tree, n. 1. palmetto bush1784 a young or small plant of one of the palmetto species. swamp-cabbage1792 = skunk cabbage, n.; also, the cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto. cabbage tree1796 Any of various palm trees whose central unexpanded mass of leaves or terminal bud is eaten like cabbage; esp. (a) the royal palm, Roystonea oleracea… saw palmetto1797 a palmetto, Serenoa serratula, with prickly leaf-stalks; also, a small cluster palm, Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, of southern Florida and central America. latania1799 U.S. = latanier, n. 1. hat palm1812 any of various palms or similar plants native to Central and South America, the leaf fibres of which are used to make hats and other woven objects… gebang1817 In full gebang palm. A Malaysian fan palm, Corypha elata, the leaves of which are used for basket-work and thatching, while the pith of the trunk… coco de mer?1820 A large fan-palm, Lodoicea maldivica, of the Seychelles. Also: the fruit of this tree, or the very large two-lobed seed, encased in its hard shell… itaa1832 In full, ita palm. The tropical South American fan-palm, Mauritia flexuosa, or the drink made from its fermented sap; cf. eta, n.2 cabbage palm1847 (a) = cabbage tree, n. 1; (b) the cabbage tree of New Zealand, Cordyline australis. miriti1853 More fully miriti palm. = moriche, n. latania1856 A fan palm of the genus so called, native to Mauritius and neighbouring islands. moriche1860 Any of several palms of the genus Mauritia, native to Trinidad and northern South America; esp. the ita palm, M. flexuosa, valued as a source of… broom-palm1866 ilala1868 A fan palm, Hyphæne natalensis, native to the coastal region of KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal). licuala1872 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-plant1884 the palmetto. tiger-grass1884 a dwarf fan-palm, Nannorhops (Chamærops) Ritchieana, of India and Iran. buri1890 The talipot palm. Also attributive. latanier1929 The Mauritian name for several fan palms, esp. = latania, n. 2. Washingtonia1945 Either of two species of fan palm of the genus of this name, Washingtonia filifera and W. robusta, found in California and Mexico and elsewhere. Subcategories:— sabal fan palms (4) |
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