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Definition of Palm tree
1. Noun. Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves.
Group relationships: Arecaceae, Family Arecaceae, Family Palmaceae, Family Palmae, Palm Family, Palmaceae, Palmae
Specialized synonyms: Sago Palm, Feather Palm, Fan Palm, Calamus, Fishtail Palm, Coco, Coco Palm, Cocoa Palm, Coconut, Coconut Palm, Coconut Tree, Cocos Nucifera, Corozo, Corozo Palm, Cabbage Palm, Euterpe Oleracea, Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Livistona Australis, Nipa Fruticans, Nipa Palm, Raffia Farinifera, Raffia Palm, Raffia Ruffia, Lady Palm, Royal Palm, Roystonea Regia, Cabbage Palm, Roystonea Oleracea
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Palm tree
1. Noun. common name for a tree of the genus Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palm Tree
Literary usage of Palm tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1914)
"The case of Leto t La tona) who gave birth to Apollo beside a palm tree in the
island of Délos, is a curious instance of the survival of the palm cult, ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"Mountain Palm - tree of Malabar, with a large (harp folded Leaf, white Flowers
growing in ... Nut-bearing Palm-tree, with Spines growing on the Stalks. 20. ..."
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