palm tree
noun
: a kind of tree that grows in tropical regions and has a straight, tall trunk and many large leaves at the top of the trunk
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Bartlett eventually lost control, crashed into a roadside palm tree and the Cadillac rolled down an embankment.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
In one Phoenix neighborhood, a palm tree caught on fire after being struck by lightning.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Lightning ignited a palm tree that spread flames to a nearby roof in central Phoenix near Third Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix Fire Department crews told Arizona's Family.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The plane first hit a palm tree in the 3800 block of Lake Osborne Drive, then crashed into a 2020 Toyota Camry that was driving east on the road with three adults and two children inside, the report said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
In one Phoenix neighborhood, a palm tree caught on fire after being struck by lightning.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Lightning ignited a palm tree that spread flames to a nearby roof in central Phoenix near Third Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix Fire Department crews told Arizona's Family.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The plane first hit a palm tree in the 3800 block of Lake Osborne Drive, then crashed into a 2020 Toyota Camry that was driving east on the road with three adults and two children inside, the report said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Palm tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20tree. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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