Palmae

Definitions

proper noun Arecaceae. A taxonomic family within the order Arecales — the palms, the Palmaceae.

Latin palma ("palm")

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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.

Jaú National Park, Brazil 2008
Novelties of the genera Parajubaea and Syagrus (Palmae) from interandean valleys of Bolivia.

Biological diversity in the Tropical Andes 2009
Dominant families at the Jaú river mouth are Palmae, Leguminosae and Chrysobalanaceae, and of the middle reaches, Leguminosae, Burseraceae, Palmae, Myristicaceae and Moraceae.

Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil 2008
Palmae instar totius orbis arboribus longe praestantior.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007
"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."

The Annotated "Doin' That Rag" Robert Hunter 2005
Like other ornamental palms, rattan belongs to the Palmae family.

Chapter 13 1992