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palmyra definition

pal·myra (pal mī′rə)

noun

a fan palm (Borassus flabellifer) grown in India, Sri Lanka, and tropical Africa for its durable wood, its edible fruits, its leaves used for thatching, etc.

Etymology: altered (after Palmyra) < Port palmeira < palma < L, palm

Palmyra definition

Pal·myra (pal mī′rə)

ancient city in central Syria, northeast of Damascus: now the site of a village

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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