palmitic acid |
a fatty acid obtained from palm oil and other natural oils and fats that is used in making soaps. |
palm leaf |
a leaf, esp. of a palmetto, that is used in making hats, fans, and the like. |
palm off |
to sell or get someone to accept (something) by deception, as by misrepresenting it. |
palm oil |
a yellow oil obtained from the fruit of various palms, used in making soaps, candles, cosmetics, and in some food products, such as chocolate. |
Palm Sunday |
in many Christian churches, the Sunday before Easter, commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. |
palm tree |
any of numerous, mainly tropical, evergreen plants, usu. unbranched and having a crown of large divided leaves, or fronds. |
palmy |
flourishing or prosperous, as certain time periods. [2 definitions] |
palmyra |
a fan palm of Asia and Africa cultivated for its durable wood, its edible fruit, its sap, used for beverages, and its leaves, used for thatching. |
palomino |
one of a breed of horses that has a golden or tan coat and a whitish mane and tail. |
paloverde |
any of several spiny, nearly leafless shrubs of southwestern North America that bear bright yellow flowers. |
palp |
see "palpus." |
palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. [2 definitions] |
palpate |
to examine (an internal organ or an external part of the body) for medical reasons by touching or pressing. |
palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. [2 definitions] |
palpitation |
an act, instance, or condition of fluttering, quivering, or beating rapidly, as the heart. |
palpus |
a jointed feeler or sense organ for tasting and touching that is attached to a head appendage or near the mouth in many crustaceans and insects. |
palsy |
a muscular condition marked by uncontrolled movements, such as shaking or jerking. [3 definitions] |
palter |
to speak or behave insincerely. [2 definitions] |
paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
pampas |
a large, mostly treeless grassland in South America, esp. in Argentina. |
pampas grass |
a tall ornamental grass found in South America that bears large, feathery, silvery or pink flower clusters. |