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 seeds that can be eaten; coconut tree; coconut palm. [1/2 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 sweet fruit of the date palm tree, which grows in 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 found in northern Europe and Asia. It has large antlers shaped like a palm with spread fingers. In North America the same kind of animal is called a moose. [1/2 definitions] |
fist |
a person's hand with the fingers curled tightly into the palm. |
forehand |
of a stroke in tennis or the like, performed with the palm facing forward. [2/4 definitions] |
frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
hamate bone |
a wedge-shaped bone on the side of the wrist that has a hooklike projection on the surface near the palm. |