any of several small slender tropical American palms of the genus Bactris, esp. B. major, that have prickly stems or petioles.

the prickly palm of the West Indies, Bactrio Plumierana.

With distinguishing word: a particular kind of tree or shrub belonging to the family Arecaceae (Palmae), or (more generally) resembling members of…

The Gomuti palm, Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian Archipelago. Also, the toddy or palm-wine obtained from this tree.

any palm from which palm-wine is obtained.

= prickly palm n. at prickly, adj. compounds 2.

= prickly palm n.

The Palmyra palm (Borassus flabelliformis).

A tall palm, Borassus flabellifer, with large fan-shaped leaves, native to southern Asia and widely cultivated for a variety of purposes. Also…

(see quot. 1866).

the coco de mer, Laodoicea maldivica.

More fully nibong palm. A palm of South-East Asia, Oncosperma tigillarium, with long spines on the stem and young leaves used as a vegetable…

A palm, Nypa fruticans, of swampy coastal regions in tropical Asia and Australia, having a creeping rhizome and large feathery leaves, and bearing…

More fully rhapis palm: a South-East Asian dwarf palm of the genus Rhapis, having a slender stem, leaves deeply divided into narrow, ribbed…

In full cocorite palm: a small South American palm, Maximiliana regia.

In the West Indies and South America, a name for two species of palm, Astrocaryum aculeatum and Acrocomia sclerocarpa.

A genus of palms, including two species, of which B. flabelliformis the Palmyra Palm, yields palm-wine and palm-sugar.

A species of palm (Attalea Cohune) found in Honduras. Hence cohune-palm, cohune-tree, cohune-oil.

= traveller's palm n.

Any of several Brazilian palms of the genera Astrocaryum and Bactris, esp. Astrocaryum vulgare, from the young leaves of which the indigenous…

A palm tree, Arenga pinnata, native to Malaya and the East Indies, and cultivated elsewhere, particularly in India; also, the fibre obtained from…

An East Indian palm, Corypha Taliera, allied to and resembling the talipot, but not nearly so high.

= palmyra, n.; also, a manuscript written on leaves of this palm.

A thorny palm tree belonging to the genus Salacca, native to tropical south-east Asia, esp. S. edulis, or its pear-shaped edible fruit.

(see quots.).

A tree of the genus Geonoma, which comprises small palms native to forested areas of South and Central America. Also (in form Geonoma): the genus…

In full tucuma palm: a Brazilian palm, Astrocaryum Tucuma, which produces a fibre like that of tucum (tucum, n.), and a fleshy fruit used by the…

A New Zealand palm, Rhopalostylis sapida, having edible leaf bases and pith; the leaves of this palm, used as a building or thatching material. Also…

a name for two South American wax-yielding palms, Ceroxylon andicola and Corypha or Copernica cerifera.

An Amazonian palm, Astrocaryum murumuru, having multiple stems covered with black spines, and seeds which are a source of oil. Also more fully mur…

More fully piassava palm. Either of two South American palms, Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba, from the leaf-bases of which a coarse…

a large palm-like flowering plant native to Madagascar, Ravenala madagascariensis (family Strelitziaceae), which has a fan-shaped arrangement of…

Either of two Australian palms of the genus Archontophœnix, esp. A. cunninghamiana, having feathery leaves. Also attributive.

In full inajá palm. A palm tree, Maximiliana martiana (regia), native to the Amazon region.

In full, jacitara palm. A prickly climbing palm, Desmoncus macroacanthus or D. orthacanthos, native to the Amazon region.

the palm Bactris gasipaes, widely cultivated in tropical America for its large red and orange fruit which is edible and highly nutritious when cooked.

More fully pupunha palm. = peach palm n. at peach, n.1 adj.compounds 2; (also) the fruit of this tree.

The palm-like tree, Carludovica palmata, native to tropical America, or the fibre produced from its leaves.

More fully urucuri palm. The South American palm, Attalea excelsa (also A. funifera); rarely (collective), the nuts obtained from this.

in many names of plants, as climbing buck-wheat (Polygonum convolvulus), climbing fern (Lygodium palmatum), climbing fumitory (Corydalis claviculata…

The sea-coconut (see coconut, n. 3).

a tall ornamental palm, Archontophoenix alexandrae, native to Queensland, Australia, which has a bulbous trunk and large feathered leaves.

A palm tree, Jubæa spectabilis, a native of Chile, from the sap of which the palm-honey of the Chileans is obtained. Also coquito nut, coquito palm.

Name in the West Indies for several species of palms, the leaves of which are used for thatching: see quot. and thatch-palm n. at compounds.

name for various palms of which the leaves are used for thatching: in the West Indies, the genus Thrinax; in southern U.S., the genus Sabal, esp. S…

Any of various palms of the South American genus Euterpe, often used as a source of palm hearts (in full açai palm). Also: the small…

an Australian palm, Linospadix monostachya, the stem of which is sometimes used for making walking sticks.

A palm with pinnate leaves of the genus so called, native to Australia and some Pacific islands, or one formerly included in this genus.

= jipijapa, n. a.

Erythea edulis, an ornamental palm bearing edible pulpy fruit.

(see quot. 1902).

Any of several Caribbean palms with sharp spines, esp. of the genera Aiphanes and Acrocomia. Also more fully pimpler palm.