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fan palm
(encz) | fan palm, n: |
Fan palm
(gcide) | Fan palm \Fan" palm`\ (Bot.)
Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the
Cham[ae]rops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of
Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and
especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera)
of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often
eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for
umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for
books and manuscripts.
[1913 Webster] |
fan palm
(wn) | fan palm
n 1: palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves |
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miniature fan palm
(encz) | miniature fan palm, n: |
Fan palm
(gcide) | Fan palm \Fan" palm`\ (Bot.)
Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the
Cham[ae]rops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of
Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and
especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera)
of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often
eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for
umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for
books and manuscripts.
[1913 Webster] |
miniature fan palm
(wn) | miniature fan palm
n 1: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases
clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan
palm}, bamboo palm, fern rhapis, Rhapis excelsa] |
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