lady palm

lady palm
noun
any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants
Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Rhapis, ↑genus Rhapis

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noun
: an Asiatic fan palm of the genus Rhapis with clustered slender reedy stems

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any of several palms of the genus Rhapis, native to southeastern Asia and cultivated as houseplants.

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