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Meanings of Palmae in English

Portuguese
arecaceae

Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales.

      arecaceae
      Usage of Palmae in English
      1
      Comparing the cycadeæ and palmæ, the former are differently placed by different botanists, but the general resemblance is remarkable, and they both yield sago.
      Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887
      2
      (Fructus elegantissimus, squamosus, similis palmae-pini.)
      Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
      3
      "They're called Palmae Christi."
      The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
      Translations for Palmae
      Palmae through the time