Coccothrinax

noun

Coc·​co·​thri·​nax

-ˈthrīˌnaks

: a small genus of West Indian and Floridian fan palms having short unarmed trunks and small white flowers in dense sheathed clusters

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cocc- + Thrinax

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