bamboo palm

/ˌˈbæmˌbu pɑ(l)m/

Other forms: bamboo palms

Definitions of bamboo palm

1. noun

   small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers
   synonyms: Rhapis excelsa, fern rhapis, miniature fan palm

   type of:

   lady palm

   any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants
2. noun

   a palm of the genus Raffia
   synonyms: Raffia vinifera

   type of:

   Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia, raffia palm

   a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks