See also: Palmyra

English

edit

Etymology

edit

From Portuguese palmeira (palm tree), from palma (palm, palm tree) + -eria (-tree: forming tree names), from Old Galician-Portuguese -eira (-plant: forming plant names from their fruit), from Latin -āria (-ary: forming feminine nouns including plant names).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

palmyra (plural palmyras)

  1. A palm (Borassus flabellifer) with straight black upright trunk and palmate leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes.
    Synonym: (India) brab

Translations

edit

References

edit

Anagrams

edit