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

Take a break from the birds and walk along a mile-and-a-half nature trail through a tropical hardwood hammock with the largest populations of thatch palms in the United States.

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The lifeguard stand had collapsed onto the gray sand, and empty lounge chairs sat under thatch palm huts.

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