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Attalea

noun
At·​ta·​lea | \ əˈtālēə\

Definition of Attalea

: a genus of tropical American pinnate-leaved palms with ringed stems and immense leaves — see coquilla nut, piassava

History and Etymology for Attalea

New Latin, after Attalus I †197 b.c. king of Pergamum

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