palm tree

American  

[pahm tree] / ˈpɑm ˌtri /

noun

palm trees plural

1. any of several kinds of tropical tree with a tall, slender, smooth trunk, no branches, and large, spreading leaves at the top.

   All the islands have pristine shores, swaying palm trees, aquamarine waters, and lots of ocean-side adventure.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• palm trees
  plural

Etymology

Origin of palm tree

First recorded before 900

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

palm tree

On a humbler scale, Kail poetically marks the passage of time with a thickening palm tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

His first tattoo was on Vizirenko’s upper chest: a silhouette of his family on vacation, holding hands and standing under a palm tree and a sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

"It's too early to tell," he said, clutching an inflatable palm tree as students prepared for the Stanford graduation tradition known as the "Wacky Walk".

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

To the shoebox-sized tank, you add some sand, a plastic palm tree, a little dish of water with a sponge, and a sprinkling of food pellets.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

She wished it would turn around and blow Jack home, and she climbed the tall palm tree just in case she could see the white sails.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr