coconut palm

noun

: a tall pinnate-leaved coconut-bearing palm (Cocos nucifera) that grows along tropical coasts

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Its variety of inexpensive accommodations range from hostel-style bunks and individual huts built on stilts to campsites beneath coconut palms. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022 Trump's 27-hole course, an 8-minute drive from his residence at Mar-a-Lago, features wide open spaces interspersed with rows of swaying coconut palms and a 58-foot waterfall. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024 With its dazzling coastline framed by lush coconut palms, emerald waters, and granite boulders, this beach is one of the most photographed in the world. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024 While coconut palms are not native to Florida, they were heavily relocated by Floridians years ago as essential economic crops. Ivy Nyayieka, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for coconut palm 

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coconut palm was in 1764

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“Coconut palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20palm. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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coconut palm

noun
: a tall palm that grows along tropical coasts and produces coconuts

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