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royal palm
noun
- any of several tall, showy feather palms of the genus Roystonea, as R. regia, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle.
royal palm
noun
- any of several palm trees of the genus Roystonea , esp R. regia , of tropical America, having a tall trunk with a tuft of feathery pinnate leaves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of royal palm1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Example Sentences
The royal palm, that king of tropical vegetation, is not very abundant here, but yet sufficiently so to characterize the place.
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The royal palm is strongly individualized, differing from other trees of the same family.
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The cocoa-nut tree grows to the height of fifty feet and more, differing from the royal palm by its drooping nature.
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Next to the royal palm, it is the most remarkable of all the trees which loom up beneath the brilliant purple skies of Cuba.
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The royal palm, so often alluded to, grows to the height of seventy feet, more or less.
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