Licuala

noun

Lic·​u·​a·​la

ˌlikyəˈwälə,

-wālə

: a genus of tropical Asiatic dwarf fan palms having prickly petioles and large branching spikes of flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Makassar lekowala (palm of the genus Licuala)

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