doum palm

[ doom ]

noun

1. doom palm.

doum palm

/ duːm /

noun

1. an Egyptian palm tree, Hyphaene thebaica, with a divided trunk and edible apple-sized fruits

Word History and Origins

Origin of doum palm¹

C19 doum, via French from Arabic dawm

Example Sentences

Indian bdellium is the produce of Balsamodendron Roxburghii; African of B. africanum; Egyptian bdellium is obtained from the doum palm; and Sicilian is produced by Daucus gummifer, a species of the genus to which the carrot belongs.

From Project Gutenberg

The palm's straight trunk shot up twenty cubits above the roof's level, and, after the manner of the date palm's growth, bore no branches, such as the doum palm has.

From Project Gutenberg