palm
noun
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
palmlike
-
a word derived from
palm.
Example Sentences
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Most of the trees were palmlike, but towered to immense heights, their foliage swaying in a gentle breeze.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Harry Bates
The specimen examined from four miles north of Jaumave was trapped in a xeric area in which the vegetation consisted of mesquite, high palmlike yuccas, and "lechugilla."
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez
They crossed now one edge of a shadow-filled forest composed principally of immense, pallid palmlike trees.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various
These gymnosperms, related to the pines and spruces in structure and fruiting, but palmlike in their foliage, and uncoiling their long leaves after the manner of ferns, culminated in the Jurassic.
From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
They walked across the green lawn and entered a jungle path, with bamboos and creeping plants on either side, and huge palmlike trees.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Harry Bates
