genus copernicia
Noun
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Slow-growing tropical fan palms (synset 112608917)
is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedmember holonym:
- carnauba, carnauba palm, copernicia cerifera, copernicia prunifera, wax palm - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
- caranda, caranda palm, caranday, copernicia alba, copernicia australis, wax palm - South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
belongs to: arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmalessame as: copernicia
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