palmyra
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.pal·my·ra
noun \pal-ˈmī-rə\Definition of PALMYRA
: a tall fan-leaved palm (Borassus flabellifer) of India cultivated for its hard resistant wood, fiber, and sugar-rich sap —called also palmyra palm
Origin of PALMYRA
Portuguese palmeira, from palma palm, from Latin
First Known Use: 1698
Pal·my·ra
geographical name \pal-ˈmī-rə\Definition of PALMYRA
ancient city Syria on N edge of Syrian Desert NE of Damascus
— Pal·my·rene \ˌpal-mə-ˈrēn, -mī-\ adjective or noun
Variants of PALMYRA
Pal·my·ra or biblical Tad·mor \ˈtad-ˌmȯr\
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