| Palmaceae | n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order |
| palmae | (n) 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, Syn. family Palmae, family Arecaceae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, palm family, Arecaceae |