royal palm
noun
: any of a genus (Roystonea) of palms chiefly of the Caribbean region
especially
: a tall graceful pinnate-leaved palm (R. regia) native to Cuba that is widely planted for ornament
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Around the obelisks, his design would include 17 royal palm trees and an outer seating wall.
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Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
Stroll Through Fifth Avenue South The heart of the shopping and dining scene in Naples is the Fifth Avenue South area in downtown Naples with its combination of historic-meets-modern shop facades and pedestrian-friendly promenades lined with royal palms.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
Wynn used the time off to revamp its iconic entrance with royal palms imported from the south of France.
—Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
Native to the Philippines and Malaysia, this attractive palm, also called Manila or dwarf royal palm, actually gets its name from the bright red fruits that appear on mature trees, usually in late December.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 25 Aug. 2021
And vast plantings of mangrove, salt-resistant grass and shrubs, seagrape trees, and old growth royal palms, travelers palms, and coconut palms have made the island not just green, but increasingly resistant to natural erosion.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2020
The birds have also been found nesting in cavities of totai and royal palms which, in Bolivia, are often clustered on elevated terrain formed from prehistoric human existence in the lowland region.
—National Geographic, 26 Feb. 2020
Its designers, Ali Daniel Flores and Victor Olmos, conceived their royal palm straw creation as a tribute to the sombrero — regarded as an embarrassment by today’s youth of Mexico — and to help restore local straw-weaving traditions.
—Linda Dyett, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2018
He and his assistant, Spencer, planted most of the trees on the property: Dade County pines, royal palms, coconut palms.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
Stroll Through Fifth Avenue South The heart of the shopping and dining scene in Naples is the Fifth Avenue South area in downtown Naples with its combination of historic-meets-modern shop facades and pedestrian-friendly promenades lined with royal palms.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
Wynn used the time off to revamp its iconic entrance with royal palms imported from the south of France.
—Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
Native to the Philippines and Malaysia, this attractive palm, also called Manila or dwarf royal palm, actually gets its name from the bright red fruits that appear on mature trees, usually in late December.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 25 Aug. 2021
And vast plantings of mangrove, salt-resistant grass and shrubs, seagrape trees, and old growth royal palms, travelers palms, and coconut palms have made the island not just green, but increasingly resistant to natural erosion.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2020
The birds have also been found nesting in cavities of totai and royal palms which, in Bolivia, are often clustered on elevated terrain formed from prehistoric human existence in the lowland region.
—National Geographic, 26 Feb. 2020
Its designers, Ali Daniel Flores and Victor Olmos, conceived their royal palm straw creation as a tribute to the sombrero — regarded as an embarrassment by today’s youth of Mexico — and to help restore local straw-weaving traditions.
—Linda Dyett, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2018
He and his assistant, Spencer, planted most of the trees on the property: Dade County pines, royal palms, coconut palms.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
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