Posted by merrill on 8/20/2008, 12:45 am, in reply to "palm trees"
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Hi, Holly:
It's all a question of definition, but it seems fair to me to call palms trees. There are other plants that are quite different from the dicot trees that are called trees. Of course, the taxonomic brethren are perfectly free to make their own definitions.
Best Wishes,
merrill
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