Meaning & use
palm
The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
See it in a sentence
She held the small seashell flat in her palm to show the children.
Tall palms lined the beach, their fronds swaying gently in the breeze.
A note on using this word
"Palm" also names tropical trees with large fan- or feather-shaped leaves, unrelated to the anatomical meaning.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A tropical tree with a tall, unbranched trunk topped by a cluster of large leaves.
Coconut palms grew in a curved row along the edge of the resort.
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