Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of palms of the tribe Areceæ, type of the subtribe Oncospermeæ, and known by the parietal ovule and erect anthers. There are 5 or 6 species, all from tropical Asia.
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Examples
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The uprights are of palm, and the elastic, gridiron floor of split laths of the invaluable nibong palm (oncosperma filamentosum).
The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004
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The uprights are of palm, and the elastic, gridiron floor of split laths of the invaluable nibong palm (oncosperma filamentosum).
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883
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