fishtail palm

noun

Any palm in the genus Caryota; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish.

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Meanings

nounfishtail palm (plural fishtail palms)

plural fishtail palms

  1. Any palm in the genus Caryota; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish.
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