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coconut palm
noun
: a tall pinnate-leaved coconut-bearing palm (Cocos nucifera) that grows along tropical coasts
Examples of coconut palm in a Sentence
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Over the past decade, so many property owners in this sparsely populated region of coconut palms and banana trees were eager to cash in that the number of birdhouses here jumped fivefold, Mr. Zulkibli said.
—Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
This hanging plant basket, made of coconut palm lining, includes a 15.7-inch chain for hanging the basket, and four packs of faux daisies (attached to an iron wire) and leaves.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2024
The Buccaneer Club Located in a 19th-century farmhouse, The Buccaneer Club serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a garden oasis draped in bougainvillea and coconut palms.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
In the shade of a coconut palm, Chandrika tilts her smartphone screen to avoid the sun’s glare.
—Time, 27 July 2023
More beach vacation ideas 01 Punalu’u Beach, Hawaii, U.S. Located on the southeastern Kaʻū coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, Punalu’u Beach is a popular place for sunbathers to sprawl out between coconut palms and the Pacific coastline.
—Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
Among the stars who have patronized resorts located throughout the country’s 26 atolls of coral sand and luminous aquamarine water, surreal marine megafauna and lush coconut palms are Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Orlando Bloom, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, to name just a few.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2023
Motu Rauoro, French Polynesia Motu Rauoro in French Polynesia is the picture-perfect image of a private island, filled with towering coconut palms, lagoons, shallow turquoise water, and white-sand beaches.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2023
Gator Gully, designed primarily for a kiddie crowd, now includes sprayers that resemble coconut palms, a butterfly structure, a water dragon and new gator sculptures for in-water seating.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined above
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“Coconut palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20palm. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
coconut palm
noun
: a tall palm that grows along tropical coasts and produces coconuts
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