Corypha

noun

Cor·​y·​pha

ˈkȯrəfə

: a small genus of very large East Indian and Australian fan palms that have a spineless trunk and that die after once fruiting see book palm, gebang palm, talipot

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek koryphē top, summit

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