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Fan palm   Listen
noun
Fan palm  n.  (Bot.) Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts.





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Words linked to "Fan palm" :   caranday, wine palm, Corypha gebanga, palmyra, Corypha utan, Thrinax parviflora, saw palmetto, Thrinax morrisii, wax palm, Copernicia cerifera, talipot, Corypha umbraculifera, broom palm, gebang palm, Serenoa repens, thatch tree, Copernicia prunifera, Thrinax microcarpa, latanier palm, Borassus flabellifer, palm, scrub palmetto, longar palm


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