Meanings
plural traveller's palms · alternative traveler palm · alternative traveller palm · alternative traveler's palm
- A tropical plant, Ravenala madagascariensis (not a true palm), native to Madagascar but grown elsewhere for its distinctive appearance: banana-like leaves are arranged in a flat, fan-like pattern atop a palm-like trunk.
Synonyms: traveller's tree, East-West palm
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tropical plant, Ravenala madagascariensis (not a true palm), native to Madagascar but grown elsewhere for its distinctive appearance: banana-like leaves are arranged in a flat, fan-like pattern atop a palm-like trunk.
Translations
Bengali পান্থপাদপ
- পান্থপাদপ (panthôpadôp)Ravenala madagascariensis
French arbre du voyageur
- arbre du voyageurRavenala madagascariensis
German Baum der Reisenden
- Baum der ReisendenRavenala madagascariensis
Italian albero del viaggiatore, palma del viaggiatore
- albero del viaggiatoreRavenala madagascariensis
- palma del viaggiatoreRavenala madagascariensis
Japanese タビビトノキ, オウギバショウ
- タビビトノキ (tabibito-no-ki)Ravenala madagascariensis
- オウギバショウ (ōgi-bashō)Ravenala madagascariensis
Spanish árbol del viajero, palma del viajero
- árbol del viajeroRavenala madagascariensis
- palma del viajeroRavenala madagascariensis
Tamil நீர்வாழை
- நீர்வாழை (nīrvāḻai)Ravenala madagascariensis
Cite this entry
traveller's palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traveller's%20palm
“traveller's palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traveller's%20palm. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traveller's palm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traveller's%20palm.
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