Palm

/pɑːm/ (UK), /pɑːm/ or /pɑːlm/ (US, less common) noun

The palm is the inside part of your hand between your wrist and your fingers. A palm is also a type of tall tropical tree with long leaves at the top.

From Old English 'palm', from Latin 'palma', meaning both 'palm of the hand' and 'palm tree'. The tree was named because its spread leaves looked like an open hand.

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