palm

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palm /p'ɑːm/ (palms palming palmed)
1 [N-COUNT]
A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It has long leaves growing at the top, and no branches.
2 [N-COUNT] usu poss N, N of n
The palm of your hand is the inside part.
Dornberg slapped the table with the palm of his hand...
He wiped his sweaty palm.
3 [PHRASE] Ns inflect
If you have someone or something in the palm of your hand, you have control over them.
Johnson thought he had the board of directors in the palm of his hand...coco|nut palm (coconut palms)
[N-COUNT]
A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.date palm (date palms)
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A date palm is a palm tree on which dates grow.palm off
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P on n, be V-ed P with n
If you say that someone has palmed something off on you, you feel annoyed because they have made you accept it although it is not valuable or is not your responsibility.
I couldn't keep palming her off on friends...
Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff.palm oil
[N-UNCOUNT]
Palm oil is a yellow oil which comes from the fruit of certain palm trees and is used in making soap and sometimes as a fat in cooking.

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