Palm-tree
121palm — 1 noun (C) 1 the inside surface of your hand between the base of your fingers and your wrist: He held the pebble in the palm of his hand. 2 a palm tree 3 hold/have sb in the palm of your hand to have a strong influence on someone, so that they do …
122tree — 1. noun /tɹiː,tʃɹiː/ a) A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches (which also grow in circumference with age). is the tallest living tree in the world.… …
123Tree — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. unbranched for some distance above the ground (cf. SHRUB(1)). b any similar plant having a tall erect usu. single stem, e.g. palm tree. 2 a piece… …
124tree — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. unbranched for some distance above the ground (cf. SHRUB(1)). b any similar plant having a tall erect usu. single stem, e.g. palm tree. 2 a piece… …
125palm wine — noun : the fermented sap of any of various palms used as a beverage especially in tropical countries * * * wine made from distilled palm tree sap. [1605 15] * * * palm wine noun Fermented palm sap • • • Main Entry: ↑palm * * * palm wine, wine… …
126palm — 1. noun /pɑːm,pɑm,pɑlm/ a) Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics. The open palm of desire wants everything. b) The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends… …
127palm — [pɑːm] noun [C] I 1) the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist 2) a PALM TREE II verb palm [pɑːm] palm sb/sth off …
128palm family — noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales • Syn: ↑Palmae, ↑family Palmae, ↑Palmaceae, ↑family Palmaceae, ↑Arecaceae, ↑family… …
