ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈka(a)rēəm noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from astr- + -caryum (from Greek karyon nut); probably from the radiating arrangement of the pores on the kernel of the fruit — more at careen
: a genus of very spiny pinnate-leaved tropical American palms (family Palmae), some with edible fruit, others grown for ornament