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palmella

palmella noun: a soaptree (Yucca elata), of the arid southwestern and south-central US and northern Mexico.

Noun (1)

palmella (plural palmellas)

  1. A soaptree (Yucca elata), of the arid southwestern and south-central US and northern Mexico.
    Synonyms:
    soaptree yucca, soapweed, soapweed yucca

Noun (2)

palmella (plural palmellas)

  1. A colony, or an individual cell within a colony, of immobile, asexually reproducing green algae, formed in response to adverse conditions such as desiccation.

Synonyms of palmella

Forms of palmella

pluralpalmellas

Origin of palmella

From resemblance to green algae of the genus Palmella.

Words formed from palmella

Questions about palmella

What does palmella mean?
Palmella means a soaptree (Yucca elata), of the arid southwestern and south-central US and northern Mexico.
What part of speech is palmella?
Palmella is a noun.
What is the plural of palmella?
The plural of palmella is palmellas.

Words near palmella in the dictionary

  1. palmdelphins
  2. Palme
  3. palmed
  4. palmed off
  5. palmed out
  6. palmella
  7. palmellaceous
  8. palmellar
  9. palmellas
  10. palmellin
  11. palmelloid

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