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that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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tree go
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
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palm, palm tree go
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
fan palm
palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
noun.plant
10 Subcategories
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palmetto go
any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
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palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, lontar, longar palm, Borassus flabellifer go
tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar
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wax palm, carnauba, carnauba palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera go
Brazilian fan palm having an edible root
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wax palm, caranday, caranda, caranda palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba go
South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
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gebang palm, Corypha utan, Corypha gebanga go
large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia
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latanier, latanier palm go
fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region
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talipot, talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera go
tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper
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saw palmetto, scrub palmetto, Serenoa repens go
small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States
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thatch palm, thatch tree, silver thatch, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora go
small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
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silver thatch, key palm, silvertop palmetto, Thrinax microcarpa, Thrinax morrisii, Thrinax keyensis go
small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba