Noun: silver thatch
- Small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba
"The silver thatch thrives in the sandy soil of the Florida Keys";
- key palm, silvertop palmetto, Thrinax microcarpa, Thrinax morrisii, Thrinax keyensis
- Small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
"The silver thatch provided material for traditional roof construction";
- thatch palm, thatch tree, broom palm, Thrinax parviflora
Derived forms: silver thatches
Type of: fan palm
Part of: genus Thrinax, Thrinax
Encyclopedia: Silver thatch