thatch palm

noun

1. any of several fan palms, especially of the genera Sabal, Thrinax, or Coccothrinax, the leaves of which are used for thatching.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thatch palm¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Here and there was a thatch-palm, stunted, and looking like the head-dress of some savage African warrior.

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The turtle nets were woven of the leaves of the thatch-palm.

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Huts are now built, roofed with long grass, or the branches of the thatch-palm.

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