lady palm

/ˌleɪdi pɑ(l)m/

Definitions of lady palm

1. noun

   any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants
   types:

   Rhapis excelsa, bamboo palm, fern rhapis, miniature fan palm

   small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers

   Rhapis humilis, reed rhapis, slender lady palm

   Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa

   type of:

   palm, palm tree

   any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves