‖n.;
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
a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ L., palm of Christ. ] (Bot.) A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also
n. (Paleon.) A fossil palm. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs; same as Palmaceae; coextensive with the order
prop. n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs coextensive with the family
a. [ L. palmaris, fr. palma the palm of the hand: cf. F. palmaire. ]
‖n.;
a. (Anat.) Palmar. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. palmarius, palmaris, belonging to palms, deserving the palm or prize, fr. palma a palm. ] Worthy of the palm; palmy; preëminent; superior; principal; chief;
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
a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ L., palm of Christ. ] (Bot.) A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also
n. (Paleon.) A fossil palm. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs; same as Palmaceae; coextensive with the order
prop. n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs coextensive with the family
a. [ L. palmaris, fr. palma the palm of the hand: cf. F. palmaire. ]
‖n.;
a. (Anat.) Palmar. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. palmarius, palmaris, belonging to palms, deserving the palm or prize, fr. palma a palm. ] Worthy of the palm; palmy; preëminent; superior; principal; chief;