1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette sig. C2v Neither ambition, palme-like growing still, Nor lookes, nor policies, nor nightly feare Made him beware.
1678 H. Vaughan 68 Worth opprest mounts to a nobler height, And Palm-like bravely overtops the weight.
1820 P. B. Shelley iii. iii. 110 Distinct with column, arch, and architrave, And palm-like capital.
1992 18 July 13/3 The Nauruans also grew pandanus, palm-like trees used for fibres and food.