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noun
Any arum-family palm of the genus Livistona, native to parts of Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Livistona
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Broader terms: plant genus
History
Borrowed from translingual Livistona, from Scots Leivinstoun (“Livingston”) + translingual -a f, named in honor of Patrick Murray, Baron of Livingston, an avid botanist.
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