doom palm

American  

noun

1. an African fan palm, Hyphaene thebaica, bearing an edible, gingerbread-flavored fruit.

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doom palm British  

noun

1. a variant spelling of doum palm

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Etymology

Origin of doom palm

First recorded in 1820–30; from Egyptian Arabic dūm, from Arabic dōm, dawm + palm ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Its only notable product is a wine concocted from the doom palm, its principal source of income a narrow-gauge railway from Ethiopia to Djibouti's excellent port.

From Time Magazine Archive

The doom palm is another species, and is remarkable for its many-forked stem.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

The valley has quite a Soudan appearance, but solely on account of the presence of the doom palm.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James

Hyphæne thebaica.—The doum, or doom palm, or gingerbread of Egypt; it grows also in Nubia, Abyssinia, and Arabia.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

The houses of Seloufeeat and Tintaghoda have, however, a true African aspect, being thatched with leaves of the doom palm.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James