noun
unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
• Syn: ↑genus Attalea
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms:
• Member Meronyms: ↑piassava palm, ↑pissaba palm, ↑Bahia piassava, ↑bahia coquilla, ↑Attalea funifera
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\\əˈtālēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of tropical American pinnate-leaved palms with ringed stems and immense leaves — see coquilla nut, piassava
Useful english dictionary. 2012.