English Explanatory Dictionary

fan palm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several different kinds of palms (Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound).
  2. Any of many plants that have similar palmate leaves. (See Derived terms below.)
  3. A traveller's palm (Ravenala madagascariensis)

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fan palm.wav

Word forms

fan palm fan palms

Derived words

Australian fan palm California fan palm Chinese fan palm and others desert fan palm dwarf fan palm European fan palm great fan palm Indian Ocean fan palm Laysan fan palm Martius' fan palm Mediterranean fan palm Mexican fan palm miniature fan palm Nihoa fan palm real fan palm
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