palmella

== English == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== palmella (plural palmellas) A soaptree (Yucca elata), of the arid southwestern and south-central US and northern Mexico. Synonyms: soaptree yucca, soapweed, soapweed yucca === Etymology 2 === From resemblance to green algae of the genus Palmella. ==== Noun ==== palmella (plural palmellas) A colony, or an individual cell within a colony, of immobile, asexually reproducing green algae, formed in response to adverse conditions such as desiccation. ===== Derived terms ===== palmella stage/palmella state palmellar palmellin palmelloid === References === palmella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “palmella”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.