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PRONUNCIATION OF WASHINGTONIA

Washingtonia  [ˌwɒʃɪŋˈtəʊnɪə] play
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WHAT DOES WASHINGTONIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Washingtonia

Washingtonia

Washingtonia is a genus of palms, native to the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. Both Washingtonia species are commonly cultivated across the United States, the Middle East, southern Europe, and north Africa, where they have greatly hybridized. They are fan palms, with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The flowers are in a dense inflorescence, with the fruits maturing into a small blackish-brown drupe 6–10 mm diameter with a thin layer of sweet flesh over the single seed. There are two species: ▪ Washingtonia filifera H.Wendl. California Washingtonia, Northern Washingtonia, California fan palm, or Desert fan palm. Tree to 23 m tall; leaves large, with petiole up to 2 m long, and leaflets up to 2 m long. Inflorescence to 5 m long; flowers white; fruit oval. Southwestern USA, just into extreme northwest Mexico. Palms are often found at the base of mountains, hills and form around desert oasis in the southwest. They are used in landscaping, particularly in southern counties of California. ▪ Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl.

Definition of Washingtonia in the English dictionary

The definition of Washingtonia in the dictionary is either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WASHINGTONIA


amyotonia
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atonia
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boltonia
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catatonia
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cerebrotonia
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claytonia
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clintonia
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dystonia
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Estonia
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galtonia
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hypertonia
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hypotonia
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miltonia
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myotonia
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rhizoctonia
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somatotonia
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tritonia
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vagotonia
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viscerotonia
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wellingtonia
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WASHINGTONIA

Washington
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WASHINGTONIA

Amazonia
ammonia
anhedonia
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Caledonia
Catalonia
Cephalonia
Franconia
Ionia
Konia
Laconia
Livonia
Macedonia
mahonia
New Caledonia
Patagonia
pneumonia
sinfonia
Snowdonia
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASHINGTONIA»

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Flora of North America
Washingtonia. Gentes Herb. 4: 51-82. Zona, S. and R. Scogin. 1988. Flavonoid aglycones and C-glycosides of the palm genus Washingtonia (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae). SouthW. Naturalist 33: 498. SO cm l P reclmata WASHINGTONIA  ...
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
English: fountain palm, thread palm, Californian Washington palm, cotton palm, desert fan palm, Mexican fan palm, California fan palm, northern washingtonia, Californian washingtonia, cabbage trees Brazil: washingtonia de saia, palmeira de ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of ...
These should be propagated by cuttings or by air layering. Seeds give plants of varying display value. WASHINGTON PLANT is Cabomba caroli- niana. WASHINGTONIA (Washingto-nia). This genus, its name honoring George Washington, ...
Thomas H. Everett, 1982
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
L? e typical Uxpanapa chaconia f chaconie d'Uxpanapa typique 8557 Washingtonia H.Wendl. Palmae Washingtonia Raf. e washingtonia; California- palm, washingtonia palm, Washington palm, Washington-palm f washingtonie; washingtonia ...
M.M. Grandtner, 2005
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Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants
Palms belonging to the genera Arecas- trum, Arenga, Howea, Phoenix, Roystonea, and Washingtonia suffer from a parasite that causes a yellow spotting of the leaves and the formation of numerous small black scabs or warts. The outer part of ...
Pascal P. Pirone, 1978
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Chuckwalla Land: The Riddle of California's Desert
Whether or not Axelrod's Madro-Tertiary fossil palms are Washingtonia or Sabal — the other genus Axelrod identified in desert deposits — they did exist along with the other fossil trees he found in today's desert. A nonrelict Washingtonia might ...
David Rains Wallace, 2011
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HNAI Long Beach Signature Auction Catalog #384
From The Robert Leach Collection of Washingtonia. 607 "1799" Merriam's Tomb AU Details, Environmental Damage, NCS. Baker-122C, R.5. White metal, 31mm. Hark 'tin pest' deposits are more prevalent on the obverse than the reverse.
Mark Van Winkle, Brian Koller, James L. Halperin (editor), 2005
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Cyclopedia of American horticulture: comprising suggestions ...
Our nursery catalogues show that the identity of the three species of Washingtonia is a matter of conjecture in the minds of growers. In middle California there are two distinct types in general cultivation: (1) the one having very filamentous ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1904
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Aridland Springs in North America: Ecology and Conservation
Notes on the use of spadices of Washingtonia filifera (Wendl) by Xylocopa cali- fornica (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Apoidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 61 (3): 251- 252. . 1985c. Germination of Washingtonia filifera seeds eaten by coyotes.
Lawrence E. Stevens, Vicky J. Meretsky, 2008
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The Woody Plant Seed Manual
Arecaceae — Palm family Washingtonia filifera (L. Linden) H. Wendl. California washingtonia Stanley L. Krugman Dr. Krugman retired from the World Bank and from the USDA Forest Service's National Office, Washington, DC Agavaceae ...
F. T. Bonner, Robert P. Karrfalt

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASHINGTONIA»

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Με «Washingtonia» στο Φεστιβάλ του Κάρλοβι Βάρι
Η ταινία «Washingtonia» υπήρξε η πτυχιακή εργασία στο Τμήμα Κινηματογράφου της Σχολής Καλών Τεχνών του ΑΠΘ των φοιτητριών Κωνσταντίνας Κοτζαμάνη ... «Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών, May 15»
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Η Washingtonia της Κωνσταντίνας Κοτζαμάνη στο πρόγραμμα …
Η Κωνσταντίνα Κοτζαμάνη, με την ταινία Washingtonia, είναι η σκηνοθέτιδα από την Ελλάδα που θα συμμετέχει στο FUTURE FRAMES στο πλαίσιο του 50ου ... «CultureNow, Apr 15»
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Verranno abbattute le palme Washingtonia sul lungomare di Vasto
Verranno abbattute le palme Washingtonia sul lungomare di Vasto. Il costo per il contribuente vastese è salato: 60mila euro per taglio e smaltimento. «abruzzo independent, Apr 15»
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Investigator Says Traveling Ember Didn't Start Cocos Fire
The prosecution alleges when the girl used a lighter to set a branch on fire in her backyard, it started the smaller Washingtonia Fire. An ember from that blaze ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Mar 15»
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Washingtonia της Κωνσταντίνας Κοτζαμάνη: υποψήφια για τα 27α …
Η μικρού μήκους ταινία Washingtonia της Κωνσταντίνας Κοτζαμάνη απέσπασε το βραβείο EFA Ghent (Γάνδης), στο Κινηματογραφικό Φεστιβάλ της Γάνδης στο ... «CultureNow, Oct 14»
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Υποψήφια στα βραβεία της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας η «Washingtonia»
Μετά το βραβείο EFA Ghent (Γάνδης) που απέσπασε στο Κινηματογραφικό Φεστιβάλ της Γάνδης στο Βέλγιο, η μικρού μήκους ταινία «Washingtonia» της ... «Το Βήμα Online, Oct 14»
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Ελληνική πρωτιά στο Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου του Γκεντ
Με το βραβείο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Κινηματογράφου βραβεύθηκε η μικρού μήκους ταινία «Washingtonia» της Κωνσταντίνας Κοτζαμάνη στο Φεστιβάλ ... «Nαυτεμπορικη, Oct 14»
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Franco Lolli's 'Gente de Bien' Wins Top Prize at Film Fest Gent
In addition, Lukas Dhont's “L'Infini” won best Belgian student short, and Konstantina Kotzamani's “Washingtonia” copped the prize for best European short. «Variety, Oct 14»
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Cocos Fire Was Set by Juvenile Arsonist, Sheriff Says
Fire spread from Washingtonia Drive into this valley. Photo by Chris Stone The minor suspected of igniting the so-called Cocos Fire on the afternoon of May 14 ... «Times of San Diego, Jul 14»
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Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin: Pruning brown fronds frees up palm …
Question: I am about to prune my Washingtonia palm. Can I prune the fronds to the 10 to 2 o'clock position? Answer: It's palm jargon, but the fronds left after ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jun 14»

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