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.
date palms
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pluralof date palm.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His company has invested £11m into DPD over the past decade so the Somerset firm can expand its labs to produce thousands of date palms.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
For them, the desert is home, where they cultivate date palms and raise herds of goats, sheep and camels.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024
Village homes face date palms groves and the fields are green with clover, corn and other grains.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The home, which Ramirez shares with her mother, husband and four children, sits on the side of a main road, near a gas station, under the partial shade of a pair of date palms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
There, in front of him, where the small stars had been the night before, was an endless row of date palms, stretching across the entire desert.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
