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royal palm

noun

  1. any of several tall, showy feather palms of the genus Roystonea, as R. regia, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle.


royal palm

noun

  1. any of several palm trees of the genus Roystonea , esp R. regia , of tropical America, having a tall trunk with a tuft of feathery pinnate leaves
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Origin of royal palm1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Reuters saw large parabolic antennas high on a ridge above town, partially obscured by a hillside of royal palms.

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But are coach Boldin’s players ready for what they’ll encounter when they put the town’s towering royal palms in the rear view mirror to chase their dreams?

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He and his assistant, Spencer, planted most of the trees on the property: Dade County pines, royal palms, coconut palms.

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Our route takes us through woods of mamey, bitter orange, coffee and banana, shaded by avocado and the royal palm, past ferns and flittering butterflies.

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The house did not look like much, but it faced the port, had two royal palm trees flanking its front door, and inside was an architectural gem in the rough.

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