palmyra
- noun
- /pælˈmaɪrə/
:
palmera de palmyra
- The palmyra grows abundantly in southern India, providing food, shelter, and materials for rural communities.
Examples
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Sweet sap from the palmyra palm is collected to make traditional palm wine.
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Local villagers use palmyra leaves to weave baskets and mats.
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The palmyra tree grows tall and majestic.
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Many craftsmen use palmyra wood for furniture.
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Local villagers use palmyra leaves to weave baskets and mats.
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Sweet sap from the palmyra palm is collected to make traditional palm wine.
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The palmyra grows abundantly in southern India, providing food, shelter, and materials for rural communities.
Synonyms
A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves used for roofing and weaving, hard wood, and sweet sap used to make wine
A tall fan palm from Africa, India and Malaysia that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving
A tall tropical palm tree that gives hard wood, sweet sap for sugar, and leaves for weaving
A tall fan palm that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving
A tall palm tree whose sweet liquid people make into a drink and sugar
A tall tree that gives sweet sap used to make palm wine or sugar
A group of tall palm trees from tropical Africa and Asia with fan-shaped leaves and edible fruit
A tall palm tree found in tropical regions such as Africa and Asia
Compounds
A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves used for roofing and weaving, hard wood, and sweet sap used to make wine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Palmyra comes from names used in South Asia for the tall fan 'palm' tree and reached English through sailors and trade. So, think of the familiar word palm to remember that palmyra is a kind of palm whose leaves, sap and hard wood are used for weaving, palm wine and building.
