Roystonea

Roystonea
noun
a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms
Syn: ↑genus Roystonea
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms:
Member Meronyms: ↑royal palm, ↑Roystonea regia, ↑cabbage palm, ↑Roystonea oleracea

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\\rȯiˈstōnēə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from General Roy Stone died 1905 American engineer
1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly West Indian pinnate-leaved palms with smooth often spindle-shaped stems and large graceful leaves — see cabbage palm, royal palm
2. -s : any palm of the genus Roystonea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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