Meanings
plural livistonas
- Any arum-family palm of the genus Livistona, native to parts of Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa.
One of the best landscape palms are the Livistonas.
2008 August 3, Geoff Stein, “Landscaping with Livistonas”, in Dave's Garden1 more example
Because the shine of Livistona’s leaves reflect the sunlight, large Livistonas are used in Malaysia as a natural parasol with built-in climate control.
“Livistona”, in Indoor plant guide, Plants & Flowers Foundation Holland
Origin
- translingualLivistona
- Englishlivistona
Borrowed from translingual Livistona, from Scots Leivinstoun (“Livingston”) + translingual -a f, named in honor of Patrick Murray, Baron of Livingston, an avid botanist.
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لَخَة, لِيوِسْطُونِيَة
- لَخَة (laḵa)Translations
- لِيوِسْطُونِيَة (līwisṭūniya)Translations
- لِيوِصْطُونَة (līwiṣṭūna)Translations
- لِيفِسْتُونَة (līfistūna)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蒲葵
- 蒲葵 (púkuí)Translations
Czech livistona
- livistonaTranslations
Finnish sädepalmu
- sädepalmuTranslations
Hungarian legyezőpálma
- legyezőpálmaTranslations
Polish liwistona
- liwistonaTranslations
Russian ливисто́на
- ливисто́на (livistóna)Translations
Spanish livistona
- livistonaTranslations
Swedish solfjäderspalm
- solfjäderspalmTranslations
Thai ค้อ
- ค้อ (kɔ́ɔ)Translations
Ukrainian лівісто́на
- лівісто́на (livistóna)Translations
Cite this entry
livistona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livistona
“livistona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livistona. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “livistona,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livistona.
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