thatch palm

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of thatch palm

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.

From Washington Post

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

From New York Times