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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.


Origin:
1860–65, Americanism
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royal palm  
n.  Any of several feather palm trees of the genus Roystonea that are native to tropical and subtropical America and grow to a height of approximately 30 meters (100 feet).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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