noun
any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants
• Hyponyms:
↑miniature fan palm, ↑bamboo palm, ↑fern rhapis, ↑Rhapis excelsa, ↑reed rhapis, ↑slender lady palm, ↑Rhapis humilis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rhapis, ↑genus Rhapis
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noun : an Asiatic fan palm of the genus Rhapis with clustered slender reedy stems
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any of several palms of the genus Rhapis, native to southeastern Asia and cultivated as houseplants.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.