dum palm
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doum-palm — /dowmˈpäm, doomˈpäm/ noun An African palm (genus Hyphaene), with a branched stem, and a fruit with the taste of gingerbread (also doomˈ palm or dumˈ palm) ORIGIN: Ar daum, dūm … Useful english dictionary
doom palm — ˈdüm noun Etymology: French doum, from Arabic dawm : a large African fan palm (Hyphaene thebaica) that is important as a soil stabilizer in desert areas and that has fibrous leafstalks used for ropes and a fruit with a gingerbread flavored pulp… … Useful english dictionary
doum-palm — /ˈdum pam/ (say doohm pahm) noun any African palm of the genus Hyphaene which has branched stems and fan shaped leaves, especially the Egyptian H. thebaica with a hard wood used for making implements …
Date cultivation in Dar al-Manasir — The female Tamim and the male date flower (تميم). Date palms are cultivated in Sudan from the Egyptian border in the North all the way along the Nile south of Khartoum until Sennar. In addition to the banks of the Nile, isolated occurrences of… … Wikipedia
Material culture of the Manasir — The material culture of the Manasir is very basic and primarily relies on the by products of palm tree cultivation (cf. Date cultivation in Dar al Manasir). Date trees not only constitute the main source of income and an important supply of… … Wikipedia
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