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ken·tia \ˈkentēə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from William Kent died ab 1828 Dutch gardener and traveler in the Orient + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a genus of pinnate-leaved palms that are natives of Australia and the East Indies and have spadices with angled branchlets and flowers with six stamens 2. -s : any of several palms formerly assigned to the genus Kentia: as a. : either of two feather palms (Howea forsteriana and H. belmoriana) from Lord Howe Island that are extensively cultivated for their ornamental foliage b. : umbrella palm 1 |