fan palm

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fan pahm]
- /fæn pɑm/
- /fæn pɑːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fan pahm]
- /fæn pɑm/

Definitions of fan palm words

noun fan palm a palm having fan-shaped leaves, as the talipot. 1
noun fan palm Chinese fan palm. 1
noun fan palm any of various palm trees, such as the talipot and palmetto, that have fan-shaped leaves 0
noun fan palm any palm tree with broad, fan-shaped leaves 0
noun fan palm (botany) Any palm tree with fan-shaped or radiate leaves. 0

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Origin of fan palm

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Fan palm

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fan palm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fan palm usage trend in Literature

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