palmaceous

[ pal-mey-shuhs, pahl-, pah-mey- ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the plant family Palmae.

Origin of palmaceous

1
First recorded in 1720–30; palm2 + -aceous

Words Nearby palmaceous

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British Dictionary definitions for palmaceous

palmaceous

/ (pælˈmeɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the palm family, Arecaceae (formerly Palmae or Palmaceae)

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