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- English Word Palmer Definition Short for Palmer fly, an artificial fly made to imitate a hairy caterpillar; a hackle.
- English Word Palmerworm Definition Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects.
- English Word Palmerworm Definition In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers.
- English Word Palmette Definition A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament.
- English Word Palmetto Definition A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamaerops, / Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.
- English Word Palmic Definition Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid.
- English Word Palmidactyles Definition A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the avocet.
- English Word Palmiferous Definition Bearing palms.
- English Word Palmigrade Definition Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals.
- English Word Palmin Definition A white waxy or fatty substance obtained from castor oil.
- English Word Palmin Definition Ricinolein.
- English Word Palming Definition of Palm
- English Word Palmiped Definition Web-footed, as a water fowl.
- English Word Palmiped Definition A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.
- English Word Palmipedes Definition Same as Natatores.
- English Word Palmister Definition One who practices palmistry
- English Word Palmistry Definition The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy.
- English Word Palmistry Definition A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
- English Word Palmitate Definition A salt of palmitic acid.
- English Word Palmite Definition A South African plant (Prionium Palmita) of the Rush family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used for making brushes.