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See also: Palmella
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Noun[edit]
palmella (plural palmellas)
- A soaptree (Yucca elata), of the arid southwestern and south-central US and northern Mexico.
- Synonyms: soaptree yucca, soapweed, soapweed yucca
Etymology 2[edit]
From resemblance to green algae of the genus Palmella
Noun[edit]
palmella (plural palmellas)
- A colony, or an individual cell within a colony, of immobile, asexually reproducing green algae, formed in response to adverse conditions such as desiccation.
