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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palm tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
palm tree
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

name

A town in Orange County, New York, United States, coterminous with the village of Kiryas Joel.

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Etymology

From Middle English palmetre, from Old English palmtrēow (“palm tree”), equivalent to palm + tree. Compare Danish palmetræ (“palm tree”), Swedish palmträd (“palm tree”), Norwegian palmetre (“palm tree”), Icelandic pálmatré (“palm tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: palmetre, palmtrēow

Inflected Forms

palm trees (plural) palm-tree (alternative) palmtree (alternative)

Phrases

palm tree justice palm tree kale

Synonyms

palm

Questions

What does palm tree mean?
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.
Where does palm tree come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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