Meaning
The tall, elegant palm with a smooth grey trunk and a crown of feathery fronds, lining grand avenues, estate driveways, and churchyards. A stately ornamental tree, the royal palm is a familiar feature of the Jamaican landscape; its soft inner growth (the 'cabbage') was traditionally eaten, and its tall straight trunks are unmistakable against the sky.
Examples
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Di royal palm line di driveway to di great house.
The royal palms line the driveway to the great house.
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Di royal palm tall an straight.
The royal palm is tall and straight.
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Wind blow di royal palm frond dem.
The wind blows the royal palm fronds.
Origin
The royal palm (Roystonea); a tall ornamental avenue palm. See [[coconut-tree]], [[thatch-palm]].
How it’s used
A tall, elegant ornamental avenue palm. See [[thatch-palm]], [[coconut-water]].