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Near the summit grow cycads—stout-trunked, palm-like, cone-bearing trees that evolved in the late Carboniferous, 300 million years ago; they were among the first plants to have both cones and seeds.

Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010

Higher levels of threat (52%) have been found in the cycads, a group of evergreen palm-like plants.

Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Biodiversity Synthesis~ Summary for Decision-makers 2008

The palm-like Sohnreyia excelsa, which dies after it fruits once, occurs here along with the edible fruit of Couma utilis.

Purus-Madeira moist forests 2008

Orchid& display sprays of yellowish-green flowers, which contribute a decided savour to the medley of scents, and palm-like Cycads meander from the low bank out Into the forest.

Tropic Days 2003

The tree is, as a rule, unbranched, and somewhat palm-like in form.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

I was afraid to make friends with the pines and admire the palm-like beauty of the bracken lest I should increase my subsequent anguish; and I hid myself in dark corners of the woods to fight the growing sickness of my body with the feeble weapons of my panic-stricken mind.

The Ghost Ship Richard Middleton

Suppose that _e_ signified, in the same way, _flat, palm-like ideas and things generally_ and that _r_ alone signified _continuation_; then _er_ would signify PALM-CONTINUATION, and _Finger_ would signify an

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

Many palm-like trees grew all over the city, especially in the neighborhood of the public buildings.

The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a psychic revelation J. L. Kennon

Coal often contains impressions of fern leaves and palm-like ferns -- no less than 934 kinds are drawn and described by geologists.

Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects Earl of Caithness John Sutherland Sinclair

This nut grows in clusters on palm-like trees in South America, and is husked like a cocoanut, but is different in shape and considerably smaller in dimensions.

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 Various