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palmyra palm

palmyra palm

8.6
A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves used for roofing and weaving, hard wood, and sweet sap used to make wine
  • noun
translation icon : palmera palmyra
  • The palmyra palm is widely cultivated for its sweet sap, which is harvested to make palm wine.

Examples

  • Many rural homes are roofed with leaves from the palmyra palm.

  • Carpenters highly value the hard, durable wood of the palmyra palm for construction.

  • The palmyra palm can grow up to 30 meters tall.

  • Many villages in India use palmyra palms for thatching roofs.

  • Carpenters highly value the hard, durable wood of the palmyra palm for construction.

  • Many rural homes are roofed with leaves from the palmyra palm.

  • The palmyra palm is widely cultivated for its sweet sap, which is harvested to make palm wine.

Synonyms

Borassus flabellifer
vspalmyra palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall fan palm from Africa, India and Malaysia that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving

is the common-name form used instead of the scientific label
palmyra
vspalmyra palm
9.9

A tall palm tree with fan-shaped leaves that provides hard wood, sweet sap, and weaving material

is the widely used standard common name rather than the regional label
lontar
vspalmyra palm
  • Indian
9.9

A tall tropical palm tree that gives hard wood, sweet sap for sugar, and leaves for weaving

is the general name used across regions rather than that regional term
longar palm
vspalmyra palm
  • Indian
9.9

A tall fan palm that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving

is the more widely accepted name instead of that variant
genus Borassus
vspalmyra palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of tall palm trees from tropical Africa and Asia with fan-shaped leaves and edible fruit

is the single species rather than the broader genus
Borassus
vspalmyra palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall palm tree found in tropical regions such as Africa and Asia

names one specific species within that broader genus
wine palm
vspalmyra palm
  • Indian
8.6

A tall palm tree whose sweet liquid people make into a drink and sugar

lists sap uses but also emphasizes hard wood and leaves equally
toddy palm
vspalmyra palm
  • Indian
9.2

A tall tree that gives sweet sap used to make palm wine or sugar

is broader, noting wood and leaves as important uses too

Surface Forms

palmyra palm singular
palmyra palms plural

Morphology

palmyra + palm

Both constituents individually denote the same semantic field: 'palmyra' names a particular palm and 'palm' denotes the tree class, so the compound simply identifies a palm of the palmyra type. This species‑type composition is fully compositional and follows common noun + noun naming patterns, making it immediately understandable to a learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Palmyra palm may come from old South Asian words for this tall tree, often called palmyra locally because of its fan-shaped leaves. People used its hard wood, leaves for roofs, and sweet sap for drinks, so the name came to mean this useful 'palm' today.