palm tree

See also: palm-tree and palmtree

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From Middle English palmetre, from Old English palmtrēow (“palm tree”), equivalent to palm +‎ tree. Compare Danish palmetræ (“palm tree”), Swedish palmträd (“palm tree”), Norwegian palmetre (“palm tree”), Icelandic pálmatré (“palm tree”).

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palm tree (plural palm trees)

  2. A tree of the family 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.
    Synonym: palm
    Hypernym: tree
    Hyponym: coconut palm

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