Definitions
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- proper noun
Arecaceae . A taxonomicfamily within theorder Arecales — thepalms , the Palmaceae.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dominant families at the Jaú river mouth are Palmae, Leguminosae and Chrysobalanaceae, and of the middle reaches, Leguminosae, Burseraceae, Palmae, Myristicaceae and Moraceae.
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Novelties of the genera Parajubaea and Syagrus (Palmae) from interandean valleys of Bolivia.
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Dominant families at the Jaú river mouth are Palmae, Leguminosae and Chrysobalanaceae, and of the middle reaches, Leguminosae, Burseraceae, Palmae, Myristicaceae and Moraceae.
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Palmae instar totius orbis arboribus longe praestantior.
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"Mangrove: Any of certain shrubs and trees, of the families Rhizophoraceae, Verbenaceae, Sonneratiaceae, and Arecaceae (Palmae) that grow in dense thickets or forests along tidal estuaries, in salt marshes, and on muddy coasts and characteristically have prop root -- i.e. exposed, supporting roots."
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Like other ornamental palms, rattan belongs to the Palmae family.
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