Palm | Description, Uses, Examples, Distribution, Types ...
3 days ago · A palm is any member of the family Arecaceae, comprising nearly 190 genera and more than 2,450 species of flowering plants. Members of the palm family are of major ecological …
PALM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PALM is any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large …
Arecaceae - Wikipedia
The word Arecaceae is derived from the word areca with the suffix "-aceae". Areca is derived from Portuguese, via Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), which is from Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy ("areca …
Palm - New World Encyclopedia
Arecaceae (sometimes known by the alternative name Palmae), the palm family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera in …
Intro to Palms - Montgomery Botanical Center
The palm branch was a symbol of triumph and victory in pre-Christian times and today, especially the coconut palm, remains a symbol of the tropics. The palm family (Arecaceae) is economically …
Palmweb - Palms of the World Online
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PALM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Idiom in the palm of your hand (Definition of palm from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)