WASHINGTONIA


Meaning of WASHINGTONIA in English

I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtōnēə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from George Washington died 1799 + New Latin -ia

: a genus of massive fan palms of California and adjacent Mexico having large plicate leaves cut nearly to the middle and often bearing filaments on their margins and a smooth trunk bearing a large shaggy mass of persistent dead leaf remains

II.

Etymology: New Latin, from George Washington died 1799 + New Latin -ia

synonym of osmorhiza

III.

Etymology: New Latin, from George Washington died 1799 + New Latin -ia

synonym of sequoia

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