Acrocomia

noun

Ac·​ro·​co·​mia

ˌa-krə-ˈkō-mē-ə

: a small genus of tall pinnate-leaved Central American and South American palms with spiny trunk, long pendant clusters of flowers, and nutlike fruits

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from acr- + Greek komē hair, foliage + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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