arecaceae

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arecaceae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Arecaceae
      n 1: 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
           , Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae,
           family Arecaceae, palm family]