parlor palm


noun
  1. a small palm, Chamaedorea elegans, native to Central America, having a reedlike stem and long, pointed leaflets, widely cultivated as a houseplant.

Origin of parlor palm

1
First recorded in 1900–05
  • Also called dwarf fan palm.

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