| 单词 | royal palm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal palm royal palm n. (more fully royal palm tree) any of several palms of the American genus Roystonea, esp. R. regia, widely cultivated as an avenue tree. ΚΠ 1769 J. Dicks New Gardener's Dict. Cabbage-Tree, a species of the Palma or Palm-tree. This is a most beautiful tree, and common in several parts of America. It is sometimes called the Royal Palm Tree, from its remarkable height. 1894 ‘M. O'Rell’ John Bull & Co. 30 The well-named royal palm that raises its tall, straight trunk high into the air. 1955 Times 24 Dec. 8/7 Between the Royal Palms, smooth like a colonnade of concrete columns, we saw the opalescent waters of the Gulf of Mexico. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees vii. 147 Best known and most magnificent among them [sc. bottle palms] is the royal palm, Roystonea, whose tall, pale-grey trunks are..topped by a huge shaggy crown of dark-green pinnate leaves. < as lemmas |
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