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2. Verb. (third-person singular of palm) ¹

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Definition of Palms

1. palm [v] - See also: palm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palms

Literary usage of Palms

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"On the Lower Rhine the custom exists of decorating the grave With blessed palms. From the blessed palms the ashes are procured for Ash Wednesday. ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The principal ceremonies of the day are the benediction of the palms, the procession ... The blessing of the palms follows a ritual similar to that of Mass. ..."

3. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Like both of these, palms have but one cotyledon (seed leaf) in the embryo, ... palms are allied closely to the Arums, of which our jack-in- the-pulpit is a ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Repotting should be done during the spring and summer months, preferably, there being comparatively little root-action oh the part of most palms between ..."

5. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1915)
"CARE OF palms AND FERNS IN WINTER1 palms. palms are much used for interior ... It is better with most palms to keep them a little dry than too wet. ..."

6. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"Children held branches of palms or olives in their hands and accompanied the ... Ephraem the Syrian (qv) testifies that the same procession of palms took ..."

7. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Wilhelm Miller, Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"palms are amongst the most striking plants in tropical floras. ... Although the palms are such bold and interesting plants, the species are very imperfectly ..."

8. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1891)
"NOTES ON SOME KERATOSES OF THE palms AND SOLES. BY Il. G. BROOKE. THE various forms of thickening of the skin on the palms and soles make up a complicated ..."

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