crownshaft

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Close up of the crownshaft of Roystonea regia, showing smooth tapering leaf sheath and fresh leaf scars, Kolkata, India

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crownshaft (plural crownshafts)

  1. (botany) A leafbase which forms on some palms above the trunk and below the crown and above the trunk.