thatch palm
noun
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
1First 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 GallienneThe turtle nets were woven of the leaves of the thatch-palm.
Polly's Southern Cruise | Lillian Elizabeth RoyHuts are now built, roofed with long grass, or the branches of the thatch-palm.
The Western World | W.H.G. Kingston
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