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Arecaceae

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Arecaceae [‚ar·ə′ka·sē‚ē]
(botany)
The palms, the single family of the order Arecales.


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Palm trees, scientifically known as Arecaceae or Palmae, are trees belonging to a family of monocot flowering plants.
The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology and the major plant family is Arecaceae.
Rattan is the common name of more than six hundred species of palms from the Calameae tribe, of the Arecaceae family.
 
 
 
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