Definition of palm tree Palm tree
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What does palm tree mean?
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| palm tree - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves | ||
| palm | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales | ||
| sago palm dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago | ||
| feather palm palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves | ||
| fan palm palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves | ||
| calamus a genus of Sparidae | ||
| fishtail palm attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage | ||
| coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut palm, coconut tree, cocos nucifera, coconut large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk | ||
| corozo, corozo palm any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts | ||
| euterpe oleracea, cabbage palm Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young | ||
| livistona australis, cabbage tree, cabbage palm elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand | ||
| nipa fruticans, nipa palm any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds | ||
| raffia farinifera, raffia palm, raffia ruffia a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks | ||
| lady palm any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants | ||
| royal palm, roystonea regia tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba | ||
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Wiktionary 
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Palm trees are a family of plants. This family is called Arecaceae. Most of them are trees but some are shrubs. They grow in hot climates, but some have been planted as far north as Britain.
There are over two thousand kinds, living in many kinds of places from rainforests to deserts.
Palms are one of the most well-known and widely planted tree families. They have had an important role to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods come from palms, and they are also used a lot in parks and gardens in areas that do not have heavy frosts.
In historical times palms have been were symbols for such ideas as victory, peace, and fertility. Today, palms remain a popular symbol for the tropics and vacations.
Range.
Most palms live in the tropics. Palms are common throughout the tropical regions of the world, and are present in almost every part of the tropics. Some areas have more kinds than others; Madagascar has more kinds than the rest of Africa, but Colombia may have the highest number of kinds in one country.. There are common in the warmer climates of North America, Such as Jamaica, California, Texas, Florida and Cuba.
Only about 130 kinds of palm grow naturally outside the tropics. Most of these grow in the subtropics. The northernmost palm is the European fan palm, which reaches as far as southern France. The southernmost palm is the Nikau, which reaches the Chatham Islands near New Zealand..
Shapes and flowers.
Most palms are a straight, unbranched stem,
