Attalea

noun

At·​ta·​lea

əˈtālēə

: a genus of tropical American pinnate-leaved palms with ringed stems and immense leaves see coquilla nut, piassava

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Attalus I †197 b.c. king of Pergamum

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