Abstract: Palmae terms “cirrus” and “flagellum” are generally translated into “xianbian”, and “prophyll” is translated into “xianchuye”. Based on three principles of the Chinese translation of terms (one-to-one correspondence, technicality, and simplicity), we suggest that “cirrus” , “flagellum” and “prophyll” should be translated into “yebian”, “huabian” and “zongbao”.

Key words: cirrus, flagellum, prophyll, Chinese translation, Palmae