doom palm

American  

noun

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

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doom palm British  

noun

1. a variant spelling of doum palm

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Etymology

Origin of doom palm

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

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

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James

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

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James

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

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.