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单词 palmiferous
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palmiferousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin palmifer , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin palmifer bearing or producing palm trees, in post-classical Latin also bearing palm branches in token of victory (4th cent.; < palmi- palmi- comb. form + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix; compare -ferous comb. form. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pælmi·fĕrəs) /pælˈmɪfərəs/.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Bearing or producing palm trees; consisting of palm trees.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Palmiferous,..bearing or yeelding Palm or Date Trees.
c1850 E. A. Andrews Copious & Crit. Latin-English Lexicon 1071/3 Palm-bearing, abounding in palms, palmiferous.
1872 Galaxy Mag. 14 130/1 The palmiferous vegetation of Zanzibar chiefly consists of the cocoa, upon which depends much of its material wealth.
2. Carrying palm branches in token of victory.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Palmiferous,..victorious.
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 376 Satan is bound, the Palmiferous Company triumphs, and the Heavenly Jerusalem is seen upon Earth.
1866 J. M. Neale Sequences & Hymns 57 Christ's own Martyrs, valiant cohort, White-robed and palmiferous throng.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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