ATTALEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Attalea mean? 

• ATTALEA (noun)
  The noun ATTALEA has 1 sense:

1. unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America

  Familiarity information: ATTALEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATTALEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Attalea; genus Attalea

Hypernyms ("Attalea" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Attalea"):

Attalea funifera; bahia coquilla; Bahia piassava; piassava palm; pissaba palm (Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes)

Holonyms ("Attalea" is a member of...):

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 Palmales)