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单词 kentia palm
释义

kentia palm

/ˈkɛntɪə /
(also kentia)
noun
An Australasian palm tree which is popular as a houseplant while it is young.
  • Howeia (or Howea, formerly Kentia) forsteriana, family Palmae.
Also worth a try are Howea forsteriana, the quick-growing kentia or paradise palm, and the Lacy tree philodendron, P. selloum, which has ruffled-edged leaves on two foot long arching stalks....
  • When you're swinging from a hammock and grilling shrimp on a private deck tucked into a forest of banyan trees and kentia palms, it's hard to imagine life beyond Lord Howe Island.
  • So it was inevitable that when Greg and wife Maria moved to coastal Southern California - where the climate is mild enough for kentia palms and plumerias - he seized the opportunity to create his own backyard resort.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, named after William Kent (died 1828), botanical collector.

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