Attalea maripa, a large palm of tropical South America.

plural of palm thief

Any of several different kinds of palms (Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound).

A South American palm tree with fleshy, edible fruit, Bactris gasipaes.

Hyphaene thebaica, a palm tree with edible oval fruit.

Trachycarpus fortunei, a fan palm, the fibre of whose leaves was traditionally used to make clothing.

palm oil

Synonym of tagua palm

Jubaea chilensis, the Chilean palm tree that bears coquito nuts.

An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). / (slang) Money given as a bribe.