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Fan palm

Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts.

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Carnauba 76% connected

The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.

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Palmetto 76% connected

A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is appl…

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Palmyra 76% connected

A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire norther…

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Saw palmetto 76% connected

See under Palmetto.

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Talipot 76% connected

A beautiful tropical palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), a native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet high, bearing…

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Palm 76% connected

The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

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