'Palmaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Palmaceae'
From: WordNet
noun
Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family]
Definition of 'Palmaceae'
From: GCIDE
- Palmaceae \Palmaceae\ n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales.
- Syn: Palmae, family Palmae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family. [WordNet 1.5]