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SILVER THATCH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto

Synonyms:

broom palm; silver thatch; thatch palm; thatch tree; Thrinax parviflora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("silver thatch" is a kind of...):

fan palm (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)

Holonyms ("silver thatch" is a member of...):

genus Thrinax; Thrinax (small to medium-sized fan palms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba

Synonyms:

key palm; silver thatch; silvertop palmetto; Thrinax keyensis; Thrinax microcarpa; Thrinax morrisii

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("silver thatch" is a kind of...):

fan palm (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)

Holonyms ("silver thatch" is a member of...):

genus Thrinax; Thrinax (small to medium-sized fan palms)

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