kentia
/ (ˈkɛntɪə) /
noun
a plant name formerly used to include palms now allotted to several different genera and still used commercially to denote the feather palm genus Howea, native to Lord Howe Island, popular as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative arching foliage: family Palmaceae
Origin of kentia
1named after William Kent (died 1828), British botanist
Words Nearby kentia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use kentia in a sentence
The kentia palm before mentioned is one of the very hardiest, and will thrive where few others will grow.
Gardening for Little Girls | Olive Hyde Foster
Browse