genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales

tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics

chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales

tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics