noun
date palm; date
Refers to the tree Phoenix dactylifera and its fruit. In everyday contexts, the fruit is often simply called デーツ.
ナツメヤシの実は甘くて栄養がある。
Date palm fruits are sweet and nutritious.
中東ではナツメヤシがよく栽培されている。
Date palms are widely cultivated in the Middle East.
デーツ is a loanword from English 'dates' and refers specifically to the edible fruit, often in dried form. ナツメヤシ can refer to the tree or the fruit.
Compound of 棗 (natsume, 'jujube') and 椰子 (yashi, 'palm'), referring to a palm tree whose fruit resembles jujubes.