doum palm
/duːm/(亦作 dom palm)
noun
1- a palm tree with a forked trunk, producing edible fruit and a vegetable ivory substitute. It is native to the Nile region of Upper Egypt.埃及姜果棕。
1.1
- Hyphaene thebaica, family Palmae.拉丁名 Hyphaene thebaica 棕榈科。
词源
early 18th cent.: doum from Arabic dawm, dūm.