palmyra
/pælˈmaɪərə/noun
1- an Asian fan palm which yields a wide range of useful products, including timber, fibre, and fruit扇叶树头棕。
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- Borassus flabellifer, family Palmae.拉丁名Borassus flabellifer,棕榈科。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Portuguese palmeira 'palm tree'. The change in the ending was due to association with the name of the ancient city of PALMYRA.