How to Use coconut palm in a Sentence
coconut palm
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Biscuit notes and a squirt of Key lime are accompanied by a rim of coconut palm sugar on the rim of the glass.
—Michael Agnew, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
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Sitting pretty on the west coast, Playa Kenepa is the Bentley of beaches with cliffs that shade the cove and warm waves that keep a beat with the coconut palms.
—Melanie Refffes, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2019
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The banks were thick with banana and mango trees and towering coconut palms.
—New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
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Those that emerge from their burrows into the intense tropical heat spend their time in the shade of the coconut palms, say, or among the branches of the ren trees.
—Rachel Hartigan Shea, National Geographic, 20 Aug. 2019
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Stay in a water cottage on stilts over the lagoon, or opt for one of the beachside villas shaded by coconut palms.
—Priscilla Eakeley, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2017
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Dotted with thatched palapas and coconut palms, there are plenty of blue-on-blue loungers and umbrellas for a nap after a lap.
—Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2018
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Imagine warm waters of deep cobalt blue and bright teal green, vibrant coral reefs, pristine white sands and swaying coconut palms.
—Tom Ricketts, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
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Her product is made from just chilies, garlic, salt, coconut palm sugar and vinegar.
—Josie Sexton, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2019
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Those who stayed quickly ate all the papayas and coconut palms, forcing researchers to provision them with food.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2017
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He and his assistant, Spencer, planted most of the trees on the property: Dade County pines, royal palms, coconut palms.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
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Across from the swings was a basketball court, with a mural of adults and children playing in a tropical forest filled with coconut palms.
—Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 7 May 2018
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His mother, Nursaule, scoops him from a crib engraved with pictures of coconut palms and joggles him on her knee while the doctor readies his shot.
—Time, 28 June 2018
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Order a cocktail—perhaps the Old-Fashioned Date with banana bitters and coconut palm sugar—or an amaro flight as a digestif, and muster up the courage to play a round of pool.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2022
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Everyone was steadily getting tipsy from the toddy (the sap tapped from coconut palms) being passed around in coconut shells, and teenagers were flirting.
—Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2020
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Water games at the pool; movie with popcorn and snacks; and arts and crafts in the design corner; and decorating sessions where kids learn to make fish and flower sculptures with coconut palm leaves is all part of the fun.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 23 June 2021
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Within 2 miles of the dam, the lush rice paddies, coconut palms and banana trees that have characterized this part of southern India suddenly give way to a parched, bright red landscape, dotted only with scrub forest.
—Adam Matthews, Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2015
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In parts of Indonesia, people are making tetek melek, traditional homemade masks crafted from coconut palm fronds, hung above doorways to ward off danger.
—National Geographic, 9 June 2020
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Butlers deliver chilled towels, craft cocktails and light bites to the pool deck that is shaded by coconut palms and serenaded by local musicians twice weekly.
—Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2018
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Located in the state of Bahia, this former fishing village tempts vacationers with its golden shores, swaying coconut palms, and bohemian vibe.
—Lindsay Cohn, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
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On the West End, a golf course spectacularly sited above the ocean lies overgrown and abandoned, its once-expensive landscaping of coconut palms now leafless and dead from lack of irrigation.
—Wade Graham, Smithsonian, 31 Aug. 2019
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Organic virgin coconut oil is made from the nut or fruit of a coconut palm and is typically cold-pressed using a mechanical method of extracting the oil, rather than utilizing heat to saturate the oil.
—Zachary Visconti, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
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The coastal setting was ripe for a tropical tryst: coconut palms swaying in balmy breezes, moonlight reflecting off the St. Lucie River, sensuous flowers blooming at every turn.
—Nancy Moreland, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2019
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Conventionally, vaatte is made from either coconut palm sap, cashew apple or other fruits.
—Harish Pullanoor, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2023
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And vast plantings of mangrove, salt-resistant grass and shrubs, seagrape trees, and old growth royal palms, travelers palms, and coconut palms have made the island not just green, but increasingly resistant to natural erosion.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2020
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One recent offering, the Pineapple Arrack, consisted of coconut palm liquor from Sri Lanka, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and an infusion of pineapple skin.
—Robyn Eckhardt, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2019
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Common ones include agave, brown sugar, cane juice, cane sugar, coconut palm sugar, evaporated cane juice, fruit juice concentrate (such as apple or pear juice concentrate), honey, brown rice syrup, maple syrup and high fructose corn syrup.
—Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2018
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Long stretches of silver sand are lined with coconut palms, while many generations of fishermen from nearby Senegal have used this beach as a landing point for their colorful and masterfully crafted wooden boats.
—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019
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He's also determined to completely rethink dessert, eliminating white sugar and honey and replacing them with coconut palm sugar or fruit juices.
—Kevin Conley, Town & Country, 22 Jan. 2013
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Gator Gully, designed primarily for a kiddie crowd, now includes sprayers that resemble coconut palms, a butterfly structure, a water dragon and new gator sculptures for in-water seating.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
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Majorelle’s marble pools and channels reflect that tradition, along with an astonishing variety of greenery: banana trees, bougainvillea, bamboo, coconut palms, cacti, and water lilies.
—National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
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