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doum palm

American  
[doom] / dum /

noun

  1. doom palm.

doum palm British  
/ duːm /

noun

  1. an Egyptian palm tree, Hyphaene thebaica, with a divided trunk and edible apple-sized fruits

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Etymology

Origin of doum palm

C19 doum, via French from Arabic dawm

Example Sentences

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They come from a doum palm or gingerbread tree, known in the area as "mikwamo".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The palm's straight trunk shot up twenty cubits above the roof's level, and, after the manner of the date palm's growth, bore no branches, such as the doum palm has.

From Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East by Bamford, Mary E. (Mary Ellen)

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