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Definition of washingtonia
washingtonia
/ˌwɒʃɪŋˈtoʊniə/
wash · ing · to · ni · a
Plural:washingtonias
washingtonia Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
12
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
Syllables
5
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• noun
1
A tall, fast-growing fan palm tree of the genus Washingtonia in the family Arecaceae, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, characterized by large palmate leaves, a skirt of persistent dead fronds along the trunk, and long, arching flower stalks bearing small creamy-white blossoms.
2
Any woodland flowering plant of a former botanical classification now placed in the genus Osmorhiza (commonly called sweet cicely) in the family Apiaceae, native to North America and bearing compound umbels of small white flowers.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Washingtonia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/washingtonia