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umbrella palm

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noun

  1. an Australian feather palm, Hedyscepe canterburyana, characterized by the umbrellalike manner of growth of its leaves.

Etymology

Origin of umbrella palm

First recorded in 1790–1800

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What I call the umbrella palm, but what they call here the cabbage palm—a sort of Zamia alsophila—grew abundantly in groups.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)

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