fan palm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fan palm
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
That, he told me, is the Mexican fan palm, Washingtonia robusta, which only survives down to about 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2023
This fan palm has seen how the lack of water transforms a place.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
I visited the fan palm earlier this week to hear its wisdom about a subject it knows too well: drought.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
Most days, Celia lay under a fan palm beside the bofuo, its thatched roof steaming after the morning rains.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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