fan palm

English

a fan palm (Hyphaene thebaica; Egyptian doum palm, dum, doum palm)

Noun

fan palm (plural fan palms)

1. Any of several different kinds of palms (Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound).
2. Any of many plants that have similar palmate leaves. (See Derived terms below.)
   1. A traveller's palm (Ravenala madagascariensis)

Hyponyms

• (certain palms in Arecaceae): Bismarckia, Borassus, Coccothrinax, Copernicia, Hyphaene, Licuala, Pritchardia, Rhapidophyllum, Rhapis, Sabal, Thrinax, Trachycarpus, Trithrinax

Derived terms

• Australian fan palm (Livistona australis)
• California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)
• Chinese fan palm and others (Livistona spp.)
• desert fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)
• dwarf fan palm (Chamaerops humilis, etc.)
• European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis)
• great fan palm (Borassus flabellifer)
• Indian Ocean fan palm (Latania spp.)
• Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta)
• miniature fan palm (Rhapis excelsa)
• Nihoa fan palm (Pritchardia remota)
• real fan palm (Hyphaene petersiana)

References

• fan palm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arecaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Arecaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons