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kentia palm

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ken′tē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ken′ti•a palm′  (ken′tē ə),USA pronunciation 
  1. Plant Biologya palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental. Also called sentry palm. 
  • Neo-Latin Kentia an earlier genus name, after William Kent (died ca. 1828), British plant collector; see -ia
  • 1905–10

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