Definitions for date palm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

date′ palm`(n.)

  1. any tall date-bearing palm of the genus Phoenix, esp. P. dactylifera, topped by pinnate leaves.

    Category: Plants

Origin of date palm:

1830–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. date palm, Phoenix dactylifera(noun)

    tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit

Wiktionary

  1. date palm(Noun)

    A palm tree, Phoenix dactylifera, whose fruit is the date.


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