palm family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Palmae (or Arecaceae; formerly, Palmaceae), characterized by chiefly tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having large compound leaves in featherlike or fanlike fronds, large clusters of small flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the palmettos, ornamental palms, and palms that are the source of carnauba wax, coconuts, dates, raffia, rattan, sago, and various oils.

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Example Sentences

Scientists used artificial intelligence to assess risks to the entire palm family, from tall trees to climbing plants.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2022

A small tree, something that looks native to the palm family, sprouts from behind the woman, distracting me further: Do palm trees grow in New York?

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

Along the route traversed by the railway we see fruit-trees of various sorts native to this section, such as tamarinds, almonds, mangos, oranges, cocoanuts, and other products of the palm family.

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

A few steps further brought us to a tree which Dr. Treub said had no special characteristics, but was a perfect natural specimen of the palm family.

From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

This beautiful tree, belonging to the palm family, has a strange and yet an agreeable appearance.

From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Gillmore, Parker