Definition of "palm tree" [palm tree]

• Common name for a tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand. (noun)

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• "When she found Tarak, he was pushing a sapling palm tree down toward a shadowed bog."
• "Nazia laid Mateen on the grass in the shade of the palm tree and ordered Isha to keep an eye on him."
• "The palm tree was growing at an angle, leaning out toward the ocean as if it wished it were out there swimming along with Juliette, Doctor Proctor, and Joan, who were splashing around in the waves a ways out and laughing happily as if nothing had happened."