'Fan palm' definitions:
Definition of 'fan palm'
From: WordNet
noun
Palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
Definition of 'Fan palm'
From: GCIDE
- Fan palm \Fan" palm`\ (Bot.) Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Cham[ae]rops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts. [1913 Webster]