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| palm [ paam ] (plural palms) |
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1. botany
Same as palm tree
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2. palm leaf as victory sign: a leaf from a palm tree, used as a symbol of victory or success
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3. military decoration indicating multiple awards: a small decoration shaped like a palm leaf that is added to a military decoration to show that it has been awarded to the wearer more than once
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| [ Old English, via Germanic < Latin palma "palm tree, palm of the hand" (because a cluster of palm leaves was thought to look like a hand and fingers)] |
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