silver thatch
silver thatch · silver thatches
Any of certain thatch palms with silvery leaves, of speciesAny of certain thatch palms with silvery leaves, of species: Coccothrinax proctorii (Cayman silver thatch palm).
Meaning
3 sensesAny of certain thatch palms with silvery leaves, of species:
(countable, uncountable)Coccothrinax proctorii (Cayman silver thatch palm).
(countable, uncountable)Coccothrinax argentata (Florida silver palm).
small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba
(countable, uncountable)Leucothrinax morrisii (syn. Thrinax microcarpa, Key thatch palm).
Forms
plural: silver thatches| Singular | silver thatch |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto:thatch palmthatch treebroom palmThrinax parviflora
- small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba:key palmsilvertop palmettoThrinax microcarpaThrinax morrisiiThrinax keyensis
Lessons for this word
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