Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of feather-palms of the tribe Areceæ and the subtribe Linospadiceæ, distinguished from
Linospadix by its numerous stamens, the absence of staminodia in the female flowers, and the erect ovule.
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Hop hop-tree horehound hornbeam horseradish hotbeds house plants howea hoya
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The kentia is a good example as we should more properly refer to this elegant palm as a howea.
Article Source Cox Bennett 2009
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