palm tree
noun
: a kind of tree that grows in tropical regions and has a straight, tall trunk and many large leaves at the top of the trunk
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Mexican authorities published pictures in which Balla -- wearing a shirt with a palm tree pattern and sporting a sparse beard -- appears to be escorted by police and security forces.
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CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
According to local outlet El Heraldo, Argueta's body was discovered on Friday on an African palm tree plantation less than a mile from the CA-13 highway in Tocoa, Honduras, by those traveling through the area.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
However, there is one element that is unique to Coachella and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival — a custom logo of a palm tree and a roadrunner at the center of the wheel that light up when the sun goes down.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
There is one palm tree at Augusta National, just to the right of the green on the par-3 fourth.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
According to local outlet El Heraldo, Argueta's body was discovered on Friday on an African palm tree plantation less than a mile from the CA-13 highway in Tocoa, Honduras, by those traveling through the area.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
However, there is one element that is unique to Coachella and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival — a custom logo of a palm tree and a roadrunner at the center of the wheel that light up when the sun goes down.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
There is one palm tree at Augusta National, just to the right of the green on the par-3 fourth.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Palm tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20tree. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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