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n. Any of several tall fan-leaved palm trees of the genus Borassus, especially B. flabellifer of tropical Asia, valued for its sweet sap. Also called palmyra palm. [Alteration (influenced by Palmyra) of Portuguese palmeira, from palma, palm tree, from Latin; see PALM2.] |
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