Refers to any tree of the palm family (Arecaceae). Commonly written in katakana.
Many palm trees grow on the southern island.
Oil can be obtained from palm nuts.
Many palm trees grow along the coast of this island.
A coconut carried by the waves washed up on the beach.
For long, thin objects (sticks, stems, wires, bottles); also 'pieces' like films, articles, and phone calls.
Literary counter for standing trees and plants; everyday speech uses 本 or 株 (かぶ).
coconut palm
Palmyra palm; toddy palm
date palm; date
coconut crab · horribly drawn animated TV show
palmchat
oil palm; African oil palm
saw palmetto
sago palm
sea coconut; coco de mer; double coconut
royal palm; Cuban royal palm
Katakana spelling is the most common written form for this word.
Kanji spelling is recognized but the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling is also used, though katakana is more typical.
The kanji 椰子 are ateji (phonetic characters) applied to the native Japanese word やし, whose origin is uncertain.
palm cockatoo; goliath cockatoo; great black cockatoo