lady palm
- noun
- /ˈleɪdi pɑːlm/
- Specialized
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palma dama
- Unlike many other indoor plants, the lady palm thrives in low light conditions.
Examples
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The lady palm is a popular choice for brightening up office spaces.
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The lady palm is a popular choice for indoor plants.
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I bought a new lady palm to place by the window in my living room.
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Many people love the lady palm for its lush green leaves.
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The lady palm adds a touch of elegance to the living room with its lush, green leaves.
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Many people choose the lady palm for their office because it thrives in low light.
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She decided to buy a lady palm to brighten up her apartment's corner.
Synonyms
A group of small palm plants with fan-shaped leaves from China and Japan that people often grow indoors
A small decorative palm often grown indoors or outdoors for its thin stems and green leaves
A Chinese palm with thinner stems and leaves than the common lady palm
A Chinese lady palm with slender stems and fine leaf coverings grown indoors for decoration
A small palm plant that has thin stems and grows well indoors
A small decorative palm with thin stems and coarse fibers at the leaf bases
Surface Forms
Morphology
lady + palm
The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun compound: combining 'lady' (woman/feminine) with 'palm' (a palm tree/plant) yields a named type of palm. Although the precise botanical details (genus Rhapis, that it is small and often kept indoors) are specialized, a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it denotes a particular kind of palm plant.
Etymology
Lady palm may come from the plant's thin, fan-shaped leaves that look like the small hand fans women once carried. People used lady to show it looked delicate and palm because it is a type of palm, so the name now means 'a small decorative palm' often kept indoors.
