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latanier palm

latanier palm

9.9
A palm tree with fan-shaped leaves that grows in the southern United States and the Caribbean
  • noun
  • /ˈlætəˌnɪər pɑːm/
  • US
translation icon : palma latanier
  • Gardeners in the Caribbean prize the latanier palm for its broad, elegant leaves.

Examples

  • I collected several fronds from a latanier palm to use for weaving baskets.

  • The latanier palm can often be found growing along the coastal areas of Florida.

  • The latanier palm thrives in warm climates.

  • Many latanier palms can be found in Florida.

  • Gardeners in the Caribbean prize the latanier palm for its broad, elegant leaves.

  • I collected several fronds from a latanier palm to use for weaving baskets.

  • The latanier palm can often be found growing along the coastal areas of Florida.

Synonyms

latanier
vslatanier palm
  • US
9.9

A palm tree with large fan-shaped leaves that grows near warm coasts

has identical meaning but uses the two word form rather than the shorter form

Surface Forms

latanier palm singular
latanier palms plural

Morphology

latanier + palm

The constituent 'latanier' denotes a specific kind of palm and 'palm' names the broader category, so the compound simply names that specific type of palm; the meaning is directly compositional. This noun–noun type-labeling pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Latanier palm may come from Caribbean French, where latanier was a name for trees with large, fan-shaped leaves that people used as hand 'fans' and to make roofs or baskets. So, the name shows the plant's big fan-like shape and explains why it means 'a type of fan palm' today.