roystonea

noun

roy·​sto·​nea

rȯiˈstōnēə

1

capitalized : a genus of chiefly West Indian pinnate-leaved palms with smooth often spindle-shaped stems and large graceful leaves see cabbage palm, royal palm

2

plural -s : any palm of the genus Roystonea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from General Roy Stone †1905 American engineer

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