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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of palms of the tribe Corypheœ, distinguished by the terminal style, valvate corolla, and slightly coherent three-angled carpels. There are about 36 species, natives of tropical and eastern Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

Wiktionary

1. n. A palm tree native to Australia, Vanuatu, and Malaysia, with large, pleated, fan-like, almost circular leaves