palm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: päm
ipa: /pɑːm/
enpr: päm
enpr: pälm
ipa: /pɑm/
ipa: /pɑlm/
ipa: /pɔm/
ipa: /pɔlm/
ipa: /pæm/
ipa: [pɑːm]
ipa: [pɒːm]
ipa: /ˈpæm/
ipa: /ˈpam/
rhymes: -ɑːm
rhymes: -ɑːlm
rhymes: -ɔːm
rhymes: -ɔːlm
rhymes: -æm
Forms: form: palms
form: Palm
Etymology: From Middle English palme, from Old English palm, palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch”), from Latin palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂, *pl̥h₂emeh₂ (“palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Dutch palm, German Palme, Danish palme, Icelandic pálmur (“palm”).
Senses: synonyms: palm tree
glosses: Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
examples: text: A great multitude […] stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palmes in their hands.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 7:9:
glosses: A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
glosses: Triumph; victory.
qualifier: scouting
glosses: Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
Derived terms: word: Alexander palm
word: Alexandra palm
word: areca palm
word: Asian palm civet
word: bamboo palm
word: bangalow palm
word: bertam palm
word: betel palm
word: bottle palm
word: bread palm
word: cabbage palm
word: California fan palm
word: chiquichiqui palm
taxonomic: Cocos nucifera
word: coconut palm
word: coco palm
word: coquito palm
word: Cornish palm
word: date palm
taxonomic: Phoenix dactylifera
word: date palm
word: doom palm
word: doum palm
word: emerald palm
word: Emperor palm
word: fan palm
word: fishtail palm
word: ghetto palm
word: gingerbread palm
word: hat palm
word: heart of palm
word: hemp palm
word: Illawarra palm
word: iraca palm
word: ivory palm
word: jacitara palm
word: jagua palm
word: jelly palm
word: Jupati palm
word: lady palm
word: macaw palm
word: makalani palm
alt: Attallea maripa
word: maripa palm
word: masked palm civet
word: Mediterranean dwarf palm
word: Mexican fan palm
word: Molucca palm
word: moriche palm
word: Neanthe bella palm
word: needle palm
word: nipa palm
word: northern palm squirrel
word: oil of palm
word: oil palm
word: ouricury palm
word: palmaceous
word: palmate
word: Palm Bay
word: Palm Beach
word: palm butter
word: palm cabbage
word: palmchat
word: palm civet
word: Palm Coast
word: palm cockatoo
word: palm court
word: palm court orchestra
word: palmcreeper
word: Palmdale
word: palm-dart
word: palm dove
word: palmery
word: palmette
word: palm fat
word: palmfly
word: palm grass
word: palmheart
word: palmhouse
word: palmification
word: palmitic
word: palm kernel
word: palm kernel oil
word: palm king
word: palm-leaf
word: palmless
word: palm nut
word: palm-oil
word: palm oil
word: palm squirrel
word: palm stearin
word: palm sugar
word: Palm Sunday
word: palm syrup
word: palm thief
word: palm-tree
word: palm tree justice
word: palm vinegar
word: palm weevil
word: palm-wine
word: palm wine
word: palmwood
word: palmworm
word: palmy
word: palmyra palm
word: Panama hat palm
word: pandanus palm
word: parlor palm
word: parlour palm
word: peach palm
word: phœnix palm
word: phoenix palm
word: pineapple palm
word: ponytail palm
word: queen palm
word: raffia palm
word: rasp palm
word: rônier palm
word: royal palm
word: sago palm
word: salak palm
word: sand palm
word: screw palm
word: stilt palm
word: sugar palm
word: tagua palm
word: talipot palm
word: Texas phoenix palm decline
word: thief palm
word: toddy palm
word: toquilla palm
word: traveler's palm
word: traveller's palm
word: [Term?]
word: travellers' palm
word: ubussu palm
word: umbrella palm
taxonomic: Attalea phalerata
word: urucuri palm
word: vulcan palm
word: walking palm
word: wine palm