genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

種子に胚葉（胚の葉）が一枚だけの開花植物の属

South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax

カーナバ蝋に似た蝋を供給する南米のヤシ

Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax

食用の根を持つブラジルの扇状ヤシ; 有用な葉の繊維と脆い黄色のワックスが得られる

chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales

主に熱帯の樹木や低木、つる植物で、通常は高い円柱状の幹と非常に大きな葉の冠を持つ。ヤシ目に属する。