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• thatch palm — noun small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto • Syn: ↑thatch tree, ↑silver thatch, ↑broom palm, ↑Thrinax parviflora • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• thatch palm — any of several fan palms, esp. of the genera Sabal, Thrinax, or Coccothrinax, the leaves of which are used for thatching. [1865 70] * * * …   Universalium

• fan palm — noun palm having palmate or fan shaped leaves • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree • Hyponyms: ↑palmetto, ↑palmyra, ↑palmyra palm, ↑toddy palm, ↑wine palm, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• thatch tree — noun small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto • Syn: ↑thatch palm, ↑silver thatch, ↑broom palm, ↑Thrinax parviflora • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• palm — palm1 /pahm/, n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering this part of the hand. 4. Also called… …   Universalium

• palm leaf — noun 1. : the leaf of a palm; especially : the leaf of a fan palm used for palm fiber or thatching 2. a. or palm leaf hat : a hat woven of palm fiber …   Useful english dictionary

• palm leaf — the leaf or frond of a palm tree, esp. that of a fan palm, used in making fans, hats, thatch, mats, etc. [1650 60] * * * …   Universalium

• silver thatch — noun 1. small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto • Syn: ↑thatch palm, ↑thatch tree, ↑broom palm, ↑Thrinax parviflora • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• broom palm — noun small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto • Syn: ↑thatch palm, ↑thatch tree, ↑silver thatch, ↑Thrinax parviflora • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• palmyra palm — noun tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving • Syn: ↑palmyra, ↑toddy palm, ↑wine palm, ↑lontar, ↑longar palm, ↑Borassus… …   Useful english dictionary

• key palm — noun small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba • Syn: ↑silvertop palmetto, ↑silver thatch, ↑Thrinax microcarpa, ↑Thrinax morrisii, ↑Thrinax keyensis • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm …   Useful english dictionary