date palm

date palm
noun
tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit
Hypernyms: ↑feather palm
Part Meronyms: ↑date

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noun
: date I 2

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any of several date-bearing palms of the genus Phoenix, esp. P. dactylifera, having a stem reaching a height of 60 ft. (18 m) and terminating in a crown of pinnate leaves.
[1830-40]

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date palm or date tree noun
A palm (Phoenix dactylifera) of N Africa
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Main Entry:date

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date palm,
a tree on which dates grow, having a crown of large, feather-shaped leaves. It belongs to the palm family. Most date palms are from 40 to 100 feet high.

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n. see date II

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