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

It was the “crejimba,” of the palm family.

From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.

We saw here a delicate little member of the palm family, a sort of baby tree, known as the small-stemmed palm of Par�.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The palm family contributes much food to the natives, and also furnishes a large supply of food to the markets of the world.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)