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单词 doom palm
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doom palm


noun

an African fan palm, Hyphaene thebaica, bearing an edible, gingerbread-flavored fruit.
Also doum palm.
Also called gingerbread palm.

Origin of doom palm

First recorded in 1820–30, doom palm is from the dialectal Arabic word dōm

Words nearby doom palm

dooly, doom, doom and gloom, doomful, doom-laden, doom palm, dooms, doomsayer, doomsday, Doomsday Book, doomsdayer
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Example sentences from the Web for doom palm

  • The village of Gusumana is situated on a hill, overlooking a steep broad valley, full of the doom-palm.

    Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
  • This route is usually reckoned at fifteen days' journey: trees are abundant on all the route, especially the doom-palm.

    Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
  • I made the acquaintance of the taste of the doom-palm, in a dish of pastry seasoned by it.

    Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
  • Amongst the trees to-day appeared most conspicuously the doom-palm.

    Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for doom palm

doom palm

noun

a variant spelling of doum palm
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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