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| 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. [1/2 definitions] |
| assai2 |
a small slender palm tree native to Brazil that bears edible fleshy purple fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| betel palm |
a tall palm tree of the Asian tropics that has feathery leaves and produces orange or red fruit and the betel nut. |
| carnauba |
a hard wax obtained from the leaves of this palm tree, used in lipstick, polish, and candles. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| palmy |
having many palm trees. [1/2 definitions] |
| royal palm |
any of several tall palm trees with a bare trunk and a crowning tuft of feathery leaves, widely cultivated in Florida and the West Indies. |
| talipot |
a tall palm tree of the East Indies, having huge fanlike leaves that are used in making umbrellas and fans and in covering houses, and as a substitute for writing paper. |
| toddy |
the sap of certain palm trees of Asia that is used as a beverage itself or fermented and drunk as a liquor. [1/2 definitions] |
| wax palm |
any of several palm trees of the Andes, the trunks of which produce a wax used in making candles, polishes, and the like. |
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