palmella

See also: Palmella

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

palmella (plural palmellas)

1. A soaptree (Yucca elata), of the arid southwestern and south-central US and northern Mexico.

   Synonyms: soaptree yucca, soapweed, soapweed yucca

Etymology 2

From resemblance to green algae of the genus Palmella.

Noun

palmella (plural palmellas)

1. A colony, or an individual cell within a colony, of immobile, asexually reproducing green algae, formed in response to adverse conditions such as desiccation.

Derived terms

• palmella stage/palmella state
• palmellar
• palmellin
• palmelloid

References

• palmella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “palmella”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.