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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doom palm¹

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

Example Sentences

Flanked by perpendicular sheets of basalt and porphyry, of unwholesome sulphury appearance, beneath which many deep pools of cool water had collected, the tortuous road was at intervals enlivened by clumps of the doom palm, environed by patches of refreshing green turf—sights from which the eye had long been estranged.

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The doom palm is another species, and is remarkable for its many-forked stem.

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Its only notable product is a wine concocted from the doom palm, its principal source of income a narrow-gauge railway from Ethiopia to Djibouti's excellent port.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hyphæne thebaica.—The doum, or doom palm, or gingerbread of Egypt; it grows also in Nubia, Abyssinia, and Arabia.

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

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