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SILVER THATCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
Synonyms:
broom palm; silver thatch; thatch palm; thatch tree; Thrinax parviflora
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("silver thatch" is a kind of...):
fan palm (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)
Holonyms ("silver thatch" is a member of...):
genus Thrinax; Thrinax (small to medium-sized fan palms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba
Synonyms:
key palm; silver thatch; silvertop palmetto; Thrinax keyensis; Thrinax microcarpa; Thrinax morrisii
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("silver thatch" is a kind of...):
fan palm (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)
Holonyms ("silver thatch" is a member of...):
genus Thrinax; Thrinax (small to medium-sized fan palms)