Metroxylon

noun

Me·​trox·​y·​lon

mə̇‧ˈträksəˌlän

: a genus of Indo-Malayan pinnate-leaved palms that flower and fruit once and then die see sago palm sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from metr- + -xylon

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