Meanings
palm tree1
plural palm trees · alternative palm-tree · alternative palmtree
- A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.
“In Egypt the sun is warm on the green palm-trees, and the crocodiles lie in the mud and look lazily about them.”
1888, Oscar Wilde, “The Happy Prince”, in The Happy Prince and Other Tales, London: Duckworth, published 1928, page 28Synonyms: palm
Palm Tree2
- A town in Orange County, New York, United States, coterminous with the village of Kiryas Joel.
The village of Kiryas Joel, coterminous with the town of Palm Tree, is a well-known Hasidic Orthodox Jewish community.
2025 June 6, Lana Bellamy, “Orthodox communities see surge in population”, in Times Union, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
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Origin
palm tree · noun
- Old Englishpalmtrēow“palm tree”
- Middle Englishpalmetre
- Englishpalm tree
From Middle English palmetre, from Old English palmtrēow (“palm tree”), equivalent to palm + tree. Compare Danish palmetræ (“palm tree”), Swedish palmträd (“palm tree”), Norwegian palmetre (“palm tree”), Icelandic pálmatré (“palm tree”).
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Full word history & related roots →Palm Tree · proper noun
- Yiddishטייטלבוים“date palm”
- EnglishPalm Tree
Calque of Yiddish טייטלבוים (teytlboym, “date palm”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ
- φοῖνιξ (phoînix)tropical tree
Arabic نَخْلَة
- نَخْلَة (naḵla)tropical tree
Bulgarian па́лма
- па́лма (pálma)tropical tree
Catalan palmera, palmer
- palmeratropical tree
- palmertropical tree
Chinese Cantonese 棕櫚 /棕榈
- 棕櫚 /棕榈 (zung¹ leoi⁴)tropical tree
Chinese Mandarin 棕櫚 /棕榈
- 棕櫚 /棕榈 (zōnglǘ)tropical tree
Czech palma
- palmatropical tree
Danish palmetræ, palme
- palmetrætropical tree
- palmetropical tree
Dutch palm, palmboom
- palmtropical tree
- palmboomtropical tree
Esperanto palmo
- palmotropical tree
Estonian palm
- palmtropical tree
Finnish palmu, palmupuu
- palmutropical tree
- palmupuutropical tree
French palmier
- palmiertropical tree
German Palme, Palmbaum
- Palmetropical tree
- Palmbaumtropical tree
- Palmenbaumtropical tree
Greek φοίνικας
- φοίνικας (foínikas)tropical tree
Hawaiian pāma
- pāmatropical tree
Hebrew דֶּקֶל
- דֶּקֶל (dékel)tropical tree
Hindi ताड़
- ताड़ (tāṛ)tropical tree
Hungarian pálma, pálmafa
- pálmatropical tree
- pálmafatropical tree
Icelandic pálmatré, pálmi
- pálmatrétropical tree
- pálmitropical tree
Indonesian palam, palem
- palamtropical tree
- palemtropical tree
Irish pailm
- pailmtropical tree
Italian palma
- palmatropical tree
Japanese 椰子
- 椰子 (yashi)tropical tree
Korean 야자수, 야자
- 야자수 (yajasu)tropical tree
- 야자 (yaja)tropical tree
Latin palma
- palmatropical tree
Latvian palma
- palmatropical tree
Lithuanian palmė
- palmėtropical tree
Malay palma, nipah
- palmatropical tree
- nipahtropical tree
Norwegian Bokmål palme, palmetre
- palmetropical tree
- palmetretropical tree
Persian نخل, خرمابن
- نخل (naxl)tropical tree
- خرمابن (xormâban)tropical tree
- مخ (mox)tropical tree
Polish palma
- palmatropical tree
Portuguese palma, palmeira
- palmatropical tree
- palmeiratropical tree
Romanian palmier
- palmiertropical tree
Russian па́льма
- па́льма (pálʹma)tropical tree
Slovak palma
- palmatropical tree
Spanish palmera, palma
- palmeratropical tree
- palmatropical tree
Swahili mchikichi
- mchikichitropical tree
Swedish palm
- palmtropical tree
Tamil பனை
- பனை (paṉai)tropical tree
Thai ปาล์ม
- ปาล์ม (bpaam)tropical tree
Turkish palmiye
- palmiyetropical tree
Ukrainian па́льма
- па́льма (pálʹma)tropical tree
Vietnamese cọ, kè
- cọtropical tree
- kètropical tree
Welsh palmwydd
- palmwyddtropical tree
Cite this entry
palm tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palm%20tree
“palm tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palm%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palm tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palm%20tree.
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