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Tweet n. 1. See palmier. 2. Any of several plants grown as ornamentals for their large heart-shaped leaves, especially several genera in the family Araceae, including Alocasia, Caladium, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma. [Sense 1, from its shape. Sense 2, from the appearance of the broad leaves.] |
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