palm tree
noun
: a kind of tree that grows in tropical regions and has a straight, tall trunk and many large leaves at the top of the trunk
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In the Dominican Republic, commercial fishers sometimes place a palm tree, floating upright and attached to a buoy, in the middle of the ocean.
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Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
Sporting a bright yellow raincoat and rainboots, Garcia pretends to be a journalist reporting on the storm in West Kendall as a palm tree leaf slaps her across the face.
—Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
The artist James Turrell’s work is installed in the poolside cabanas, and there is a palm tree in the middle of the courtyard.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
Sporting a bright yellow raincoat and rainboots, Garcia pretends to be a journalist reporting on the storm in West Kendall as a palm tree leaf slaps her across the face.
—Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
The artist James Turrell’s work is installed in the poolside cabanas, and there is a palm tree in the middle of the courtyard.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Palm tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20tree. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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