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doom palm

noun

  1. an African fan palm, Hyphaene thebaica, bearing an edible, gingerbread-flavored fruit.


doom palm

noun

  1. a variant spelling of doum palm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of doom palm1

First recorded in 1820–30; from Egyptian Arabic dūm, from Arabic dōm, dawm + palm 2( def )
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Example Sentences

The valley has quite a Soudan appearance, but solely on account of the presence of the doom palm.

The houses of Seloufeeat and Tintaghoda have, however, a true African aspect, being thatched with leaves of the doom palm.

Amongst the trees to-day appeared most conspicuously the doom-palm.

I made the acquaintance of the taste of the doom-palm, in a dish of pastry seasoned by it.

The village of Gusumana is situated on a hill, overlooking a steep broad valley, full of the doom-palm.

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