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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fan palm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
fan -palm
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several different kinds of palms (Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound).

noun

Any of many plants that have similar palmate leaves. (See Derived terms below.)

noun

Any of many plants that have similar palmate leaves. (See Derived terms below.)

Inflected Forms

fan palms (plural)

Phrases

Australian fan palm California fan palm Chinese fan palm and others desert fan palm dwarf fan palm European fan palm great fan palm Indian Ocean fan palm

Questions

What does fan palm mean?
Any of several different kinds of palms (Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound).

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