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Meanings of family Palmaceae 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
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      Examples for "Palmae"
      Examples for "Palmae"
      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
      1
      It was the crejimba, of the palm family, which does not bear edible fruit.
      The Mysterious Island
      2
      The vegetation was very beautiful, and there was a wonderful variety of the palm family.
      Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philipp...
      3
      As in several other members of the palm family, the male and female flowers are found on different individuals.
      Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 / Volume 17, New Series, J...
      Translations for family Palmaceae