bamboo palm

noun

A West African palm tree, Raphia vinifera.

Similar
miniature fan palmfern rhapisRhapis excelsaRaffia vinifera
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Meanings

nounbamboo palm (plural bamboo palms)

plural bamboo palms

  1. A West African palm tree, Raphia vinifera.
  2. A Central American palm tree, Chamaedorea seifrizii.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers

Similar
miniature fan palmfern rhapisRhapis excelsa
Broader
lady palm

nouna palm of the genus Raffia

Similar
Raffia vinifera
Broader
raffia palmRaffia fariniferaRaffia ruffia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

bamboo palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20palm

MLA

“bamboo palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20palm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bamboo palm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20palm.

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