silver thatch

silver thatch
noun
1. small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
Hypernyms: ↑fan palm
Member Holonyms: ↑Thrinax, ↑genus Thrinax
2. small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba
Hypernyms: ↑fan palm
Member Holonyms: ↑Thrinax, ↑genus Thrinax

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noun
: any of several thatch palms with silvery leaves: as
b. : silvertop 2a
c. : a palm (Thrinax parviflora syn. T. keyensis) of southern Florida and the West Indies that is closely related to and much resembles the common silvertop but has leaves somewhat bluish green at maturity

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  • Silver Palm — may be any of the following:* Several different palm trees in the genus Coccothrinax , including: ** Coccothrinax argentata Silver palm, Florida silver palm or Silver thatch palm, ** Coccothrinax argentea Hispaniolan silver palm or Silver thatch… …   Wikipedia

  • thatch palm — noun small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto • Syn: ↑thatch tree, ↑silver thatch, ↑broom palm, ↑Thrinax parviflora • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • thatch tree — noun small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto • Syn: ↑thatch palm, ↑silver thatch, ↑broom palm, ↑Thrinax parviflora • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • silver palm — balsvoji tinklapalmė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pluoštinis augalas (Coccothrinax argentata), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Coccothrinax argentata angl. Biscayne palm; Florida… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • silver palm — noun Etymology: silver (II) : a fan palm (Coccothrinax argentata) of Florida and the West Indies, with leaves brilliantly white on the underside called also silver thatch, silvertop …   Useful english dictionary

  • thatch — thatch1 [ θætʃ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a roof made of dried plants such as STRAW or REEDS 2. ) singular INFORMAL the hair on someone s head, especially when it is thick and messy: Charles ran his fingers through his thatch of silver hair.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Florida silver palm — balsvoji tinklapalmė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pluoštinis augalas (Coccothrinax argentata), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Coccothrinax argentata angl. Biscayne palm; Florida… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Coccothrinax —   Coccothrinax …   Wikipedia Español

  • Coccothrinax argentea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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