hyphaene thebaica

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hyphaene thebaica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Doom palm \Doom" palm`\ [Ar. daum, d[=u]m: cf. F. doume.] (Bot.)
     A species of palm tree (Hyph[ae]ne Thebaica), highly valued
     for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of
     gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia.
     [Written also doum palm.]
     [1913 Webster]