royal palm

noun

Any of the genus Roystonea of palm trees, native to the Caribbean Islands and the adjacent coasts of Florida and Central and South America, but grown throughout the tropics and subtropics for its great height and elegant form

Similar
Roystonea regia
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Meanings

nounroyal palm (plural royal palms)

plural royal palms

  1. Any of the genus Roystonea of palm trees, native to the Caribbean Islands and the adjacent coasts of Florida and Central and South America, but grown throughout the tropics and subtropics for its great height and elegant form
    1. especially of the species Roystonea regia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba

Similar
Roystonea regia
Broader
palmpalm tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan palmera reial
  • palmera reialany of the genus Roystonea of palm trees
Irish pailm ríoga
  • pailm ríogaany of the genus Roystonea of palm trees
Spanish palma real, palmera real
  • palma realany of the genus Roystonea of palm trees
  • palmera realany of the genus Roystonea of palm trees
  • yaguaany of the genus Roystonea of palm trees
Cite this entry
APA

royal palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/royal%20palm

MLA

“royal palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/royal%20palm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “royal palm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/royal%20palm.

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