| areca |
any of several tall palm trees of tropical Asia, such as the betel palm, having a smooth, slender trunk and feathery leaves and bearing red or orange nuts. [2 definitions] |
| assai2 |
a small slender palm tree native to Brazil that bears edible fleshy purple fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| betel nut |
the nut of the betel palm, chewed together with betel pepper leaves and lime in southeastern Asia as a mild stimulant and narcotic. |
| betel palm |
a tall palm tree of the Asian tropics that has feathery leaves and produces orange or red fruit and the betel nut. |
| blow (someone) a kiss |
to kiss the palm of one's hand or the back of one's fingers and then blow over the palm toward (someone), symbolically giving that person a kiss. |
| cabbage palmetto |
a cabbage palm of the southeastern United States. |
| carnauba |
see "wax palm." [2 definitions] |
| CD1 |
abbreviation of "compact disk," a palm-sized disk on which music, data, or the like has been digitally encoded, that is read by laser and transmitted to a playback device; optical disk. |
| coconut |
a tropical palm tree that bears large edible seeds; coconut tree; coconut palm. [1/3 definitions] |
| coconut palm |
a tall, tropical palm tree that has finely divided leaves and that bears coconuts. |
| compact disk |
a palm-sized disk on which music, data, or the like has been digitally encoded, that is read by laser and transmitted to a playback device. |
| cycad |
a tropical evergreen plant resembling a palm, but having fernlike leaves. |
| date2 |
the edible fruit of the date palm tree of the Middle East. |
| date palm |
a tall palm tree with a thick trunk, cultivated in tropical and desert regions for its dates. |
| dermatoglyphics |
the patterns of skin ridges on the palm of the hand and sole of the foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| dragon's blood |
any of several deep red resins obtained from trees, esp. from a tropical palm, formerly used in medicine and now used in photoengraving and varnishes. |
| elk |
a large deer of northern Europe and Asia that has large antlers shaped like a palm with extended fingers. [1/3 definitions] |
| fist |
the hand when the fingers are curled tightly into the palm. [1/3 definitions] |
| forehand |
of a stroke in tennis or the like, performed with the palm facing forward. [2/4 definitions] |
| hamate bone |
a wedge-shaped bone on the side of the wrist that has a hooklike projection on the surface near the palm. |
| handprint |
a mark or impression left by the palm and fingers of the hand. |