palmyra

noun

pal·​my·​ra pal-ˈmī-rə 

: a tall fan-leaved palm (Borassus flabellifer) of India cultivated for its hard resistant wood, fiber, and sugar-rich sap

called also palmyra palm

Examples of palmyra in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most popular natural fibers for deck scrubbers are tampico and palmyra. —Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2020

Pinterest Toddy with Peshawari Kabab Widely popular in the southern, eastern, and northeastern states of India, toddy is made from the sap of the coconut or palmyra tree. —Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 16 June 2019

A marble frieze on the wall that encircled the statue showed columns of helmeted troops and tanks rolling past swamps and palmyra trees, the spiky palm indigenous to Sri Lanka’s far north. —Joshua Hammer, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2016

On the inland side of the bridge, herons flew over tidal flats and islets covered with marsh grass, and palmyras swayed over the thick brush that grew along the shore. —Joshua Hammer, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2016

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese palmeira, from palma palm, from Latin

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Palmyra

geographical name

Pal·​my·​ra pal-ˈmī-rə 

variants or biblical Tadmor

ˈtad-ˌmȯr 

ancient city of Syria on the northern edge of the Syrian Desert northeast of Damascus

Palmyrene

ˌpal-mə-ˈrēn 

-mī-

adjective or noun