HyperDic: attalea

English > 1 sense of the word Attalea:
NOUNplantAttalea, genus Attaleaunarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
English > Attalea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningUnarmed feather palms of central and northern South America.
Synonymgenus Attalea
Member ofPalmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm familychiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves
Memberspiassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, bahia coquilla, Attalea funiferaBrazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishattalea, genus attalea
Catalanattalea, genus attalea

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