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palms

 
Noun palm has 4 senses
  1. palm, thenar - the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
    --1 is a kind of area, region
    --1 is a part of hand, manus, mitt, paw
    --1 has parts: thenar
    Derived form: verb palm1
  2. palm - a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
    --2 is a kind of
    linear unit
    Derived form: verb palm1
  3. palm, palm tree - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    --3 is a kind of tree
    --3 is a member of
     Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family
    --3 has particulars:
     sago palm; feather palm; fan palm; calamus; fishtail palm; coconut, coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera; corozo, corozo palm; cabbage palm, Euterpe oleracea; cabbage palm, cabbage tree, Livistona australis; nipa palm, Nipa fruticans; raffia palm, Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia; lady palm; royal palm, Roystonea regia; cabbage palm, Roystonea oleracea
  4. decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon - an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
    --4 is a kind of award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
    --4 has particulars:
     bronze medal; gold medal; silver medal, silver; Medal of Honor, Congressional Medal of Honor; Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Service Cross; Navy Cross; Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal; Silver Star Medal, Silver Star; Bronze Star Medal, Bronze Star; Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart; Oak Leaf Cluster; Victoria Cross; Distinguished Conduct Medal; Distinguished Service Order; Croix de Guerre; Medaille Militaire
Verb palm has 1 sense
  1. handle, palm - touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
    --1 is one way to touch
    Derived forms: noun palm2, noun palm1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
palmist palmister palmistry palmisty palmitic acid palmitin palmlike palmone palms palms branches palmy palmyra palmyra palm palnning palnt palo alto palo santo

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