noun
tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit
• Syn: ↑Phoenix dactylifera
• Hypernyms: ↑feather palm
• Part Meronyms: ↑date
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noun : date I 2
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any of several date-bearing palms of the genus Phoenix, esp. P. dactylifera, having a stem reaching a height of 60 ft. (18 m) and terminating in a crown of pinnate leaves.
[1830-40]
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date palm or date tree noun
A palm (Phoenix dactylifera) of N Africa
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Main Entry: ↑date
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date palm,
a tree on which dates grow, having a crown of large, feather-shaped leaves. It belongs to the palm family. Most date palms are from 40 to 100 feet high.
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n. see date II
Useful english dictionary. 2012.