HyperDic: metroxylon

English > 1 sense of the word Metroxylon:
NOUNplantMetroxylon, genus Metroxylona genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die
English > Metroxylon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die.
Synonymgenus Metroxylon
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
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishgenus metroxylon, metroxylon
Catalangenus metroxylon, metroxylon

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