palm

noun [C] (TREE)

/pɑːm/ (also palm tree)

Definition

C1 a tree that grows in hot countries and has a tall trunk with a mass of long pointed leaves at the top: date palms palm fronds The island has long golden beaches fringed by palm trees.Types of evergreen and coniferous tree

(Definition of palm noun (TREE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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