thatch palm


noun
  1. any of several fan palms, especially of the genera Sabal, Thrinax, or Coccothrinax, the leaves of which are used for thatching.

Origin of thatch palm

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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How to use thatch palm in a sentence

  • Here and there was a thatch-palm, stunted, and looking like the head-dress of some savage African warrior.

    Pieces of Eight | Richard le Gallienne
  • The turtle nets were woven of the leaves of the thatch-palm.

    Polly's Southern Cruise | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • Huts are now built, roofed with long grass, or the branches of the thatch-palm.

    The Western World | W.H.G. Kingston