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Fishtail palms
Answer for the clue "Fishtail palms ", 7 letters:
caryota
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Caryota is a genus of palm trees . They are often known as fishtail palms because of the shape of their leaves. There are about 13 species native to Asia ( China , India , Indonesia , etc.), northern Australia , and the South Pacific . One of the more widely ...
Usage examples of caryota.
What he describes as fit for making lances is the stem of another palm growing in the same parts of the country, called by the natives of Sumatra and Java nibong, and by naturalists caryota urens, which he has confounded with its neighbouring tree.