palm family
the plant family Palmae (or Arecaceae; formerly, Palmaceae), characterized by chiefly tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having large compound leaves in featherlike or fanlike fronds, large clusters of small flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the palmettos, ornamental palms, and palms that are the source of carnauba wax, coconuts, dates, raffia, rattan, sago, and various oils.
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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 | VariousThe vegetation was very beautiful, and there was a wonderful variety of the palm family.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid WalkerLegn is the liquor prepared by fermentation of the sap drawn from some trees of the palm family.
Monumental Java | J. F. ScheltemaWe saw here a delicate little member of the palm family, a sort of baby tree, known as the small-stemmed palm of Par.
Equatorial America | Maturin M. BallouThis beautiful tree, belonging to the palm family, has a strange and yet an agreeable appearance.
Adventures of a Young Naturalist | Lucien Biart
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