Thrinax

noun

small to medium-sized fan palms

• Syn: ↑genus Thrinax

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms:

↑Palmae, ↑family Palmae, ↑Palmaceae, ↑family Palmaceae, ↑Arecaceae, ↑family Arecaceae, ↑palm family

• Member Meronyms:

↑thatch palm, ↑thatch tree, ↑silver thatch, ↑broom palm, ↑Thrinax parviflora, ↑key palm, ↑silvertop palmetto, ↑Thrinax microcarpa, ↑Thrinax morrisii, ↑Thrinax keyensis

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\\ˈthrīˌnaks\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, trident, three-pronged fork; from the shape of the leaves

: a genus of No. American fan palms with orbicular leaves cleft into many induplicate segments, smooth petioles, and monoecious flowers succeeded by small globose fruits — see thatch palm