Definition
A genus of palm trees found in tropical Africa and Asia, including the palmyra and sugar palm species.
Etymology
From Latin scientific nomenclature, possibly derived from an African language word for palm or from Greek/Latin roots meaning 'palm tree.' Used in formal botanical classification.
Kelly Says
The palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer) can live over 400 years and provides food, fiber, and construction materials—some entire communities exist because of this single tree!
Translations
ARالعربية
بوراسوس
bo-ra-soos
CACatalà
borassus
bo-ra-sus
CSČeština
borassus
bo-ra-sus
DADansk
borassus
bo-ra-sus
DEDeutsch
borassus
bo-ra-sus
ELΕλληνικά
βορασσός
vo-ra-sos
ESEspañol
borassus
bo-ra-sus
FAفارسی
بوراسوس
bo-ra-sos
FISuomi
borassus
bo-ra-sus
FRFrançais
borassus
bo-ra-su
HEעברית
בוראסוס
bo-ra-sos
HIहिन्दी
बोरासस
bo-ra-sas
HUMagyar
borassus
bo-ra-sus
IDBahasa Indonesia
borassus
bo-ra-sus
ITItaliano
borassus
bo-ra-su
KMKM
ប៉ោរ៉ាស្ស
ba-o-ra-ss
MSBahasa Melayu
borassus
bo-ra-sus
MYမြန်မာ
ဘော်ရာစစ်
ba-ra-sit
NLNederlands
borassus
bo-ra-sus
NONorsk
borassus
bo-ra-sus
PLPolski
borassus
bo-ra-sus
PTPortuguês
borassus
bo-ra-sus
RORomână
borassus
bo-ra-sus
RUРусский
борассус
bo-ra-ssus
SVSvenska
borassus
bo-ra-sus
SWKiswahili
borassus
bo-ra-sus
TEతెలుగు
బోరస్సు
bo-ra-ssu
TRTürkçe
borassus
bo-ra-sus
UKУкраїнська
борассус
bo-ra-sus
VITiếng Việt
borassus
bo-ra-su