royal palm

noun

any of several tall, showy feather palms of the genus Roystonea, as R. regia, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle.

royal palm

any of several palm trees of the genus Roystonea , esp R. regia , of tropical America, having a tall trunk with a tuft of feathery pinnate leaves

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

The royal palm, that king of tropical vegetation, is not very abundant here, but yet sufficiently so to characterize the place.

The royal palm is strongly individualized, differing from other trees of the same family.

The cocoa-nut tree grows to the height of fifty feet and more, differing from the royal palm by its drooping nature.

Next to the royal palm, it is the most remarkable of all the trees which loom up beneath the brilliant purple skies of Cuba.

The royal palm, so often alluded to, grows to the height of seventy feet, more or less.

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