'Palmyra' definitions:

Definition of 'palmyra'

(from WordNet)
noun
Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, lontar, longar palm, Borassus flabellifer]

Definition of 'Palmyra'

From: GCIDE
  • Palmyra \Pal*my"ra\, n. (Bot.) A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'palmyra'

From: GCIDE
  • lontar \lontar\ n. A tall fan palm (Borassus flabellifer) of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; the palmyra; -- its leaves are used for thatching and weaving.
  • Syn: palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, longar palm, Borassus flabellifer. [WordNet 1.5]

Palmyra, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
7096
Housing Units (2000) :
3363
Land area (2000) :
1.860362 sq. miles (4.818316 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.860362 sq. miles (4.818316 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57720
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.307960 N, 76.593782 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
17078
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
1766
Housing Units (2000) :
725
Land area (2000) :
1.214055 sq. miles (3.144388 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.035708 sq. miles (0.092484 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.249763 sq. miles (3.236872 sq. km)
FIPS code :
61025
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
42.877210 N, 88.587117 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
53156
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
3467
Housing Units (2000) :
1522
Land area (2000) :
2.222617 sq. miles (5.756552 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.222617 sq. miles (5.756552 sq. km)
FIPS code :
56036
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
39.797396 N, 91.524857 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
63461
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
546
Housing Units (2000) :
225
Land area (2000) :
0.341717 sq. miles (0.885043 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.341717 sq. miles (0.885043 sq. km)
FIPS code :
38190
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
40.704826 N, 96.391367 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68418
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey
Population (2000) :
7091
Housing Units (2000) :
3219
Land area (2000) :
1.976900 sq. miles (5.120148 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.440083 sq. miles (1.139810 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.416983 sq. miles (6.259958 sq. km)
FIPS code :
55800
Located within :
New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location :
40.002780 N, 75.026263 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
08065
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, NY -- U.S. village in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
3490
Housing Units (2000) :
1588
Land area (2000) :
1.330343 sq. miles (3.445572 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.330343 sq. miles (3.445572 sq. km)
FIPS code :
56187
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
43.061663 N, 77.230395 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
14522
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
733
Housing Units (2000) :
361
Land area (2000) :
1.000106 sq. miles (2.590262 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.000106 sq. miles (2.590262 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57329
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
39.433980 N, 89.995424 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
633
Housing Units (2000) :
253
Land area (2000) :
0.927536 sq. miles (2.402308 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.058398 sq. miles (0.151249 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.985934 sq. miles (2.553557 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57726
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
38.407458 N, 86.110636 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
47164
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmyra, UT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmyra, UT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah
Population (2000) :
485
Housing Units (2000) :
148
Land area (2000) :
11.489161 sq. miles (29.756789 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.240344 sq. miles (0.622489 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
11.729505 sq. miles (30.379278 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57630
Located within :
Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location :
40.126648 N, 111.685291 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.