date palm

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date palm Tree native to the Near East. It has feather-shaped leaves and large flower clusters that produce the popular edible fruit. Height: up to 30m (100ft). Family Arecacae/Palmae.

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date palm

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date palm See PHOENIX.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY

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