English Explanatory Dictionary

livistona

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any arum-family palm of the genus Livistona, native to parts of Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa.

Word forms

livistona livistonas

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Livistona, from Scots Leivinstoun (“Livingston”) + translingual -a f, named in honor of Patrick Murray, Baron of Livingston, an avid botanist.

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