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noun
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.
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Origin of date palm
First recorded in 1830â40
Words nearby date palm
dateless, dateline, date mussel, date night, date of record, date palm, date rape, date squares, date stamp, dating, dating agency
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British Dictionary definitions for date palm
date palm
noun
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)
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