Fan palm

Definition of Fan palm

Fan´ palm`
1.(Bot.) Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamærops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts.

Related Words

Borassus flabellifer, broom palm, caranda, caranda palm, caranday, carnauba, carnauba palm, Copernicia alba, Copernicia australis, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, Corypha gebanga, Corypha umbraculifera, Corypha utan, gebang palm, key palm, latanier, latanier palm, longar palm, lontar, palm, palm tree, palmetto, palmyra, palmyra palm, saw palmetto, scrub palmetto, Serenoa repens, silver thatch, silvertop palmetto, talipot, talipot palm, thatch palm, thatch tree, Thrinax keyensis, Thrinax microcarpa, Thrinax morrisii, Thrinax parviflora, toddy palm, wax palm, wine palm
Word:

Browse

Family altar
Family circle
Family man
Family of curves
Famine
Famine fever
Famish
Famishment
Famosity
Famous
Famoused
Famously
Famousness
Famular
Famulate
Famulist
Fan
Fan blower
Fan cricket
Fan light
-Fan palm-
Fan shell
Fan tracery
Fan training
Fan vaulting
Fan wheel
Fan window
Fan-nerved
Fan-tailed
Fan-tan
Fanal
Fanatic
Fanatical
Fanaticism
Fanaticize
Fanatism
Fancied
Fancier
Fanciful
Fanciless
Fancy
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

© 2009 Interapple, Inc. Cover