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date palm

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 1830–40

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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