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chamaedorea

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cham⋅ae⋅do⋅re⋅a

[kam-i-dawr-ee-uh, -dohr-]
–noun
any of various small, slender palms of the genus Chamaedorea, several species of which are cultivated as houseplants.

Origin:
< NL (1806) < Gk chamaí on the ground, low-growing + dór(u) tree + NL -ea -ea
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