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Chamaerops humilis
Fan palm Fan" palm` (Bot.) Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Cham[ae]rops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts.
Chamaerops or Sabal Palmetto
Palmetto Pal*met"to, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (Bot.) A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Cham[ae]rops, or Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.
Chamaerops Ritchieana
Tiger Ti"ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger. 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak. 3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.] 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. American tiger. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger. Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar. Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae]. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly. Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun. Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger. Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm (Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv[ae] are called woolly bears. Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo maculatus or tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark. Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also tiger cowrie. Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena (Hy[ae]na crocuta). Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree (Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.

Meaning of Chamaerops from wikipedia

- Chamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae. It contains only one species, Chamaerops humilis, variously called European fan palm...
- minor Jacq. Sabal adansonii Guerns. Chamaerops glabra Mill. Corypha pumila Walter Rhapis arundinacea Aiton Chamaerops acaulis Michx. Sabal caroliniana Poir...
- Naturalis Palmarum but under the illegitimate name of Chamaerops excelsa. The names Chamaerops excelsus and Trachycarpus excelsus have occasionally been...
-  chinensis Binomial name Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart. Synonyms Chamaerops biroo Siebold ex Mart. Latania chinensis Jacq. Livistona ****onica Nakai...
- hystrix (Pursh) H.Wendl. & Drude Synonyms Corypha hystrix Fraser ex Thouin Chamaerops hystrix (Fraser ex Thouin) Pursh Sabal hystrix (Fraser ex Thouin) Nutt...
- native to the eastern Mediterranean, in Greece and Turkey. It, along with Chamaerops humilis (the European fan palm) are the only native palm species in the...
- Synonyms Synonymy Corypha repens W.Bartram Corypha obliqua W.Bartram Chamaerops serrulata Michx. Sabal serrulata (Michx.) Schult.f Sabal serrulatum (Michx...
- palmetto Walter Inodes palmetto (Walter) O.F.Cook Inodes schwarzii O.F.Cook Chamaerops palmetto (Walter) Michx. Corypha umbraculifera Jacq. 1800, not L. 1753...
- Friedrich Philipp von. 1831. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 3: 5–6, t. 211, Chamaerops martiana Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen...
- particular genera or species. Among the palms commonly known as fan palms are: Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm) Hyphaene petersiana (Real fan palm) Livistona...