date palm

American  

noun

date palms plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• date palms
  plural

Etymology

Origin of date palm

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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date palm

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

Our palm panoply extends to the ritzy Canary Island date palm, the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which look a little haphazardly asymmetrical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 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

Near her grave, she would sit and pray under the date palm and among the flowering plants, a few hours of peace in Cairo ’s historic City of the Dead.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

Over large parts of these regions the date palm flourishes and affords a valuable article of food.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various