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sabal|ˈseɪbəl|
[Generic name (M. Adanson Familles des Plantes (1763) II. 495), perh. a. S. Amer. native name.]
A fan palm of the genus so called, or a related fossil plant, belonging to the family Palmaceæ and native to tropical America. Cf. palmetto.
1812Curtis's Bot. Mag. XXXV. 1434 (heading) Dwarf Sabal, or Swamp Palmetto. 1902L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. IV. 1593/1 The Sabals have proved a great success. 1975Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 20 Apr. 14/2 Leaves from sabal have been found around Nanaimo. |
