palm tree

短语

n. 棕榈树

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词形变化

palm trees 复数

别名

palm-tree

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.

    棕榈

    棕树

词汇关系

词源

From Middle English palmetre, from Old English palmtrēow (“palm tree”), equivalent to palm + tree. Compare Danish palmetræ (“palm tree”), Swedish palmträd (“palm tree”), Norwegian palmetre (“palm tree”), Icelandic pálmatré (“palm tree”).

来源:wiktionary