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Definition of parlour palm in English: parlour palmnoun A small Central American palm which is grown as a popular pot plant. Chamaedorea elegans, family Palmae Example sentencesExamples - As a rule of thumb, it's hard to go wrong with classics like the parlour palm, dracaenas, rubber plants, aspidistra (I've always fancied a variegated one), cacti, succulents and the umbrella plant.
- I am as calm as the faux parlor palm plant in the corner.
- Two women behind the parlour palm leaned together conspiratorially over a small table.
- The parlour palm, Chamaedorea elegans, and the spider plant, Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’ are worthwhile.
- Housemate 7: This is just some sort of boring old parlour palm that never really does anything.
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