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GENUS ATTALEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
Synonyms:
Attalea; genus Attalea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus 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 "genus Attalea"):
Attalea funifera; bahia coquilla; Bahia piassava; piassava palm; pissaba palm (Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes)
Holonyms ("genus 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)
