date palm

noun

1. any of several date-bearing palms of the genus Phoenix, especially P. dactylifera, having a stem reaching a height of 60 feet (18 meters) and terminating in a crown of pinnate leaves.

date palm

noun

1. a feather palm, Phoenix dactylifera , probably native to N Africa and SW Asia and widely grown in other arid warm temperate and subtropical regions for its edible fruit (dates)

Word History and Origins

Origin of date palm¹

First recorded in 1830–40