palmaceae

2 definitions found

palmaceae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Palmaceae \Palmaceae\ n.
     A natural family of 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, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae,
          family Arecaceae, palm family.
          [WordNet 1.5]

palmaceae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Palmaceae
      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]