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Definition of: palmyra
(pal·mī′rə) noun
An East Indian palm (Borassus flabellifer) with a cylindrical stem 50 to 100 feet in height bearing a crown of large fan–shaped leaves. [<Pg. palmeira a palm tree <L palma; infl. by Gk. Palmyra PALMYRA]
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