Latanier (Noun)
Meaning
Fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Latanier palm fronds, resembling huge umbrellas, grew at an astonishing rate, casting long, wispy shadows in the morning sunlight.
- Sturdy stalks supporting impressive fan leaves characterize lataniers of tropical areas surrounding North American southeastern shorelines.
- Beaches such as Florida, famous for swaying trees catching tropical coastal breezes, often feature an unusual evergreen canopy, the latanier palm.
- Overhead filtering latanier fronds rippled their fans softly on low breeze mornings near warm Cuban coast beaches in late summertime.
- Rich clusters forming round majestic poles near salt-bleached oyster shells mark aging lataniers thriving within salt-parched, humid skies dominating subtropical harbor scenes.