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Fan palm   Listen
noun
Fan palm  n.  (Bot.) Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts.





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Words linked to "Fan palm" :   Thrinax keyensis, toddy palm, Copernicia prunifera, Corypha gebanga, Corypha umbraculifera, palm tree, broom palm, latanier, lontar, palm, Serenoa repens, caranda, palmetto, wax palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia australis, wine palm, silver thatch, palmyra, Thrinax microcarpa, silvertop palmetto, key palm, miniature fan palm, thatch palm, Thrinax parviflora, talipot, thatch tree, carnauba palm, Corypha utan, latanier palm, saw palmetto, Thrinax morrisii, talipot palm, longar palm, caranday, palmyra palm, carnauba, caranda palm


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