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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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
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
There were now palmlike cycads and many tropical conifers, though as yet there were no flowering plants and no grasses.
From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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
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
