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棕櫚科

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Mandarin · pinyin zōng lǘ kē

Arecaceae or Palmae, the palm family

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棕: zōng · hemp palm; palm tree
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科: kē · section, department, science
榈: lǘ · palm

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1–2–1 · zong1 lu:2 ke1

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