How to use doum palm in a sentence
The stoutest part of the fan-shaped leaf of the doum palm is used as a paddle.
British Dictionary definitions for doum palm
doum palm
doom palm
/ (duːm) /
noun
an Egyptian palm tree, Hyphaene thebaica, with a divided trunk and edible apple-sized fruits
Origin of doum palm
1C19 doum, via French from Arabic dawm
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