Definition of "kentia" []

• A genus of feather-palms belonging to the tribe Areceæ, formerly including a number of the finest palms of that tribe which have latterly been referred to various other genera, as Areca, Hydriastele, Nengella, Hedyscepe, Rhopalostylis, Clinostigma, and Howea. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The kentia is a good example as we should more properly refer to this elegant palm as a howea."
• "She sat on a chair in the lobby, under a kentia palm, and opened the little cellophane-windowed envelope."
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