Definition of palm

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Palm (n.) Any endogenous tree of the order Palmae or Palmaceae; a palm tree.

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Volar :: Volar (a.) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
Zamia :: Zamia (n.) A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. See Coontie, and Illust. of Strobile..
Salam :: Salam (n.) A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead..
Palmiferous :: Palmiferous (a.) Bearing palms.
Elaeis :: Elaeis (n.) A genus of palms.
Corosso :: Corosso (n.) The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut..
Palmigrade :: Palmigrade (a.) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals..
Thenar :: Thenar (n.) The palm of the hand.
Palmaria :: Palmaria (pl. ) of Palmariu.
Palmerworm :: Palmerworm (n.) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects..
Palm :: Palm (v. t.) To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle..
Palmer :: Palmer (n.) Short for Palmer fly, an artificial fly made to imitate a hairy caterpillar; a hackle..
Handbreadth :: Handbreadth (n.) A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
Cabbage :: Cabbage (n.) The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below..
Arrack :: Arrack (n.) A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc..
Palmate :: Palmate (n.) A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate.
Palmy :: Palmy (a.) Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.
Arara :: Arara (n.) The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus)..
Digitigrade :: Digitigrade (n.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot..
Spathe :: Spathe (n.) A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix..
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