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coconut palm
noun
: a tall pinnate-leaved coconut-bearing palm (Cocos nucifera) that grows along tropical coasts
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And the signature vanilla includes shavings of gula jawa, the sugar of Indonesian coconut palms.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Second-floor dormers were added to the pitched roof, which was changed from red tile to cedar shingle to blend with surrounding banyan and coconut palm trees.
—Jennifer Ash Rudick, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024
But the ones surrounded by lush gardens and coconut palms here, accented with timeworn Buddhist antiques and fresh orchids, still feel like the real deal.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
Over the past decade, so many property owners in this sparsely populated region of coconut palms and banana trees were eager to cash in that the number of birdhouses here jumped fivefold, Mr. Zulkibli said.
—Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
This hanging plant basket, made of coconut palm lining, includes a 15.7-inch chain for hanging the basket, and four packs of faux daisies (attached to an iron wire) and leaves.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2024
The Buccaneer Club Located in a 19th-century farmhouse, The Buccaneer Club serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a garden oasis draped in bougainvillea and coconut palms.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
In the shade of a coconut palm, Chandrika tilts her smartphone screen to avoid the sun’s glare.
—Time, 27 July 2023
More beach vacation ideas 01 Punalu’u Beach, Hawaii, U.S. Located on the southeastern Kaʻū coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, Punalu’u Beach is a popular place for sunbathers to sprawl out between coconut palms and the Pacific coastline.
—Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined above
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“Coconut palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20palm. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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coconut palm
noun
: a tall palm that grows along tropical coasts and produces coconuts
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