Palmaceae \Palmaceae\ n.
A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and
vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of
very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales.
Syn: Palmae, family Palmae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae,
family Arecaceae, palm family.
[WordNet 1.5]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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