a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil (1957) iii. vi. 170 In palm tre leiffis.
1882 W. Sharp ii. 32 One who seem'd a chief Stepped forth and handed him a palm-tree leaf In sign of friendship.
1902 W. Canton 136 Whether fisher spread His snare of palm-tree leaves and baited thread.
2001 (Nexis) 13 Nov. b1 Customers lost power from 4:45 p.m. to shortly after 6 p.m. after a palm tree leaf blew into a power line.