palmae

2 definitions found

palmae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Palmae \Palmae\ prop. n.
     A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs; same
     as Palmaceae; coextensive with the order Palmales.
  
     Syn: family Palmae, Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family
          Arecaceae, palm family.
          [WordNet 1.5]

palmae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Palmae
      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]