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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Firefighters were dispatched at 11:47 a.m. Sunday to 3026 Runyon Canyon Road, at Runyon Canyon Park, for a blaze that started with just one palm tree and spread to about a quarter-acre.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 14 July 2025
After climbing a palm tree to get a fresh coconut on Hammerhead Bay, and leaving his pup to nap peacefully, LeSueur grabs his metal detector and starts the search.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The tote comes in green, blue, pink cheetah print, and beige with a palm tree print.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
On Thursday cops escorted Vargas, who was wearing rust-orange velour pants and an orange and green shirt with a palm tree pattern, into a waiting police vehicle outside the NYPD’s Transit District 20 stationhouse.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 14 July 2025
After climbing a palm tree to get a fresh coconut on Hammerhead Bay, and leaving his pup to nap peacefully, LeSueur grabs his metal detector and starts the search.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The tote comes in green, blue, pink cheetah print, and beige with a palm tree print.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
On Thursday cops escorted Vargas, who was wearing rust-orange velour pants and an orange and green shirt with a palm tree pattern, into a waiting police vehicle outside the NYPD’s Transit District 20 stationhouse.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
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“Palm tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20tree. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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