palmella
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English
Etymology 1
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Noun
palmella (plural palmellas)
- 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)
- A colony, or an individual cell within a colony, of immobile, asexually reproducing green algae, formed in response to adverse conditions such as desiccation.
