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The answer to this question is a taxonomic family; either the scientific name or common name is acceptable. A 2008 test flight of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 was fueled by a byproduct of the babassu type of these organisms. A fiber made from some of these organisms, which is sprayed with rubber latex for use in upholstery padding in European cars, is called coir (“COY-er”). The NGO (10[2])Associação Caatinga (“ah-soh-see-ah-SAO kah-CHEENG-guh”) helps regulate production of carnauba (-5[1])(“CAR-nuh-OOH-buh”) wax from a type of these organisms. In production of new bagpipes, hard white endosperm of the tagua type of these (10[1])organisms is used as a substitute for elephant ivory. (10[1])Cultivation of the Elaeis genus of these organisms has endangered (-5[1])the orangutan. A starch (10[3])that (-5[1])can be made into sago (10[2])flour (10[1])is harvested (10[1]-5[1])from the trunks (-5[2])of some (10[1])of these plants. (10[1])Spanish missionaries brought these plants to California to aid in Holy Week celebrations. (10[4])For 10 points, what plant family includes trees that line the streets of Beverly Hills? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: palm trees [or Arecaceae; or true palms; accept palm oil; accept Palm Sunday; accept carnauba palms or ivory-nut palms or true sago palms or oil palms; accept coconut trees before “Caatinga”; prompt on coconut trees after “Caatinga” by asking “What larger family do those belong to?”; prompt on carnauba or sago or tagua until read; reject “cycad(s)”]
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2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y22100%0%27%129.23

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Michael KearneyHarvardOttawa113-5
June YinWUSTL BBritish Columbia11710
Qingyu ZhangFloridaWUSTL A11710
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Joseph ChambersVirginiaPenn State118-5
Chris SimsNorthwesternGeorgia State12310
Henry BonWinona StateMinnesota12310
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Ned TagtmeierChicago AColumbia A14710
Tony ChenToronto AArizona State14710
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Liam StarnesChicago BToronto C14710
Teigue KellyPenn StateVirginia16210
Justin WytmarIllinois ANYU16310
Wenying WuToronto BMichigan16310
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaHarvard16310
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