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thatch palm
noun
- any of several fan palms, especially of the genera Sabal, Thrinax, or Coccothrinax, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thatch palm1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Here and there was a thatch-palm, stunted, and looking like the head-dress of some savage African warrior.
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The turtle nets were woven of the leaves of the thatch-palm.
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Huts are now built, roofed with long grass, or the branches of the thatch-palm.
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