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.
Comparing the cycadeæ and palmæ, the former are differently placed by different botanists, but the general resemblance is remarkable, and they both yield sago.
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(Fructus elegantissimus, squamosus, similis palmae-pini.)
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"They're called Palmae Christi."
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It was the crejimba, of the palmfamily, which does not bear edible fruit.
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The vegetation was very beautiful, and there was a wonderful variety of the palmfamily.
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As in several other members of the palmfamily, the male and female flowers are found on different individuals.