date palm

American  

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.

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date palm British  

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)

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Etymology

Origin of date palm

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

All five patients had recently consumed raw date palm sap, a sweet liquid commonly collected during winter and frequently visited by bats.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

Workers — many undocumented — fled, some going into the fields, hiding beneath grapevines or climbing up date palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

Born in the Saudi date palm oasis town of Hofuf in 1974, little is known about his early life before he decided to leave Saudi Arabia and move to Europe aged 32.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

Just south of Baghdad, the urban sprawl gives way to glimpses of green, with lush date palm groves bordering the Euphrates River.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023

To the north of this line the date palm grows and produces fruit, which only ripens occasionally, and its quality deteriorates as the temperature falls below 69°.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth