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fishtail palm

fishtail palm noun: any palm in the genus Caryota; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish.

fishtail palm: any palm in the genus Caryota; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish
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Noun

fishtail palm (plural fishtail palms)

  1. Any palm in the genus Caryota; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish.

Forms of fishtail palm

pluralfishtail palms

Questions about fishtail palm

What does fishtail palm mean?
Fishtail palm means any palm in the genus Caryota; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish.
What part of speech is fishtail palm?
Fishtail palm is a noun.
What is the plural of fishtail palm?
The plural of fishtail palm is fishtail palms.

Words near fishtail palm in the dictionary

  1. fishstock
  2. fishstocks
  3. fishtail
  4. fishtail burner
  5. fishtail burners
  6. fishtail palm
  7. fishtail palms
  8. fishtail propeller
  9. fishtail propellers
  10. fishtail skirt
  11. fishtail skirts

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