palm tree

American  

[pahm tree] / ˈpɑm ˌtri /

noun

palm trees plural

1. any of several kinds of tropical tree with a tall, slender, smooth trunk, no branches, and large, spreading leaves at the top.

   All the islands have pristine shores, swaying palm trees, aquamarine waters, and lots of ocean-side adventure.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• palm trees
  plural

Etymology

Origin of palm tree

First recorded before 900

Example Sentences

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palm tree

His first tattoo was on Vizirenko’s upper chest: a silhouette of his family on vacation, holding hands and standing under a palm tree and a sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

But take one cutting from a palm tree, you get a single new tree.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025

To the shoebox-sized tank, you add some sand, a plastic palm tree, a little dish of water with a sponge, and a sprinkling of food pellets.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

Boyadzhyan attached his setup, similar to a big-rig or train horn, to a palm tree in his backyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

Thirty or forty feet from the last palm tree, I began to dig a grave for Timothy.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor