palmaceous

[ pal-mey-shuh s, pahl-, pah-mey- ]
/ pælˈmeɪ ʃəs, pɑl-, pɑˈmeɪ- /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Palmae.
Compare palm family.

Origin of palmaceous

First recorded in 1720–30; palm2 + -aceous

Words nearby palmaceous

palm vaulting, palm warbler, palm wine, palm-oil chop, palma, palmaceous, palmar, palmar arch, palmar digital artery, palmar digital vein, palmar fibromatosis

British Dictionary definitions for palmaceous

palmaceous
/ (pælˈmeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the palm family, Arecaceae (formerly Palmae or Palmaceae)