| 单词 | palmetto royal |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalmetto royal palmetto royal n. (a) any of several West Indian palms, esp. the royal palm, Roystonea oleracea, and the silver-thatch palm, Thrinax argentea; (b) the Spanish dagger, Yucca gloriosa. ΚΠ 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 78 If this earth were beautifull, smooth, and large enough, it might be called the Pedistan to that Corinthian Pillar, the Palmeto Royall. 1741 in S. Carolina Hist. Soc. Coll. (1887) 4 43 This Fort..[had] a Ditch without on all sides, Lined round with Prickly Palmetto Royal. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 191 Palmeto-Royal, or Palmeto-Thatch... This tree..covers whole fields in many parts of the island. 1813 H. Muhlenberg Catal. Plantarum Americæ Septentrionalis 35 Yucca gloriosa. Broad-leaved (palmetto royal). 1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 133/1 Several species of palm abound [in Jamaica]—the macaw, the fan palm, screw palm, and palmetto royal. < as lemmas |
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