palmyra

4 definitions found

palmyra - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  palmyra
      n 1: 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]

palmyra - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Palmyra, IL (village, FIPS 57329)
    Location: 39.43487 N, 89.99621 W
    Population (1990): 722 (346 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Palmyra, IN (town, FIPS 57726)
    Location: 38.40818 N, 86.11421 W
    Population (1990): 621 (259 housing units)
    Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 47164
  Palmyra, ME
    Zip code(s): 04965
  Palmyra, MI
    Zip code(s): 49268
  Palmyra, MO (city, FIPS 56036)
    Location: 39.79642 N, 91.52470 W
    Population (1990): 3371 (1465 housing units)
    Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 63461
  Palmyra, NC
    Zip code(s): 27859
  Palmyra, NE (village, FIPS 38190)
    Location: 40.70574 N, 96.39162 W
    Population (1990): 545 (209 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68418
  Palmyra, NJ (borough, FIPS 55800)
    Location: 40.00200 N, 75.03486 W
    Population (1990): 7056 (3035 housing units)
    Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 08065
  Palmyra, NY (village, FIPS 56187)
    Location: 43.06160 N, 77.23069 W
    Population (1990): 3566 (1550 housing units)
    Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 14522
  Palmyra, PA (borough, FIPS 57720)
    Location: 40.30954 N, 76.59501 W
    Population (1990): 6910 (3120 housing units)
    Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 17078
  Palmyra, TN
    Zip code(s): 37142
  Palmyra, WI (village, FIPS 61025)
    Location: 42.87899 N, 88.58811 W
    Population (1990): 1539 (600 housing units)
    Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 53156