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chamaedorea

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[kam-i-dawr-ee-uh, -dohr-] / ˌkæm ɪˈdɔr i ə, -ˈdoʊr- /

noun

  1. any of various small, slender palms of the genus Chamaedorea, several species of which are cultivated as houseplants.

Etymology

Origin of chamaedorea

< New Latin (1806) < Greek chamaí on the ground, low-growing + dór ( u ) tree + New Latin -ea -ea

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