Attalea

Definitions of Attalea
  1. noun
    unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
    synonyms: genus Attalea
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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