chamaedorea

[ kam-i-dawr-ee-uh, -dohr- ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chamaedorea¹

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