We found 1 definitions of orbignyae from 1 different sources.
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orbignya - palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm | ||
genus Orbignya | ||
liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae 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 | ||
babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, orbignya martiana, orbignya phalerata, orbignya spesiosa tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory |