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1. palmyra
   [n] - 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
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2. Palmyra
   Ancient city and oasis in the desert of Syria, about 240 km/150 mi northeast of Damascus. Palmyra, the biblical Tadmor, was flourishing by about 300 BC. It was destroyed in AD 272 after Queen...
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3. palmyra
   nuts of certain palms Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. Palmyra
   Pal·my'ra noun (Botany) 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 G...
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5. palmyra
   <botany> 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...
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6. palmyra
   palmyra palm 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
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7. Palmyra
   • (n.) 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...
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8. Palmyra
   ancient city in south-central Syria, 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Damascus. The name Palmyra, meaning `city of palm trees,` was conferred upon the ... [8 related articles]
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9. Palmyra
   town (township), Wayne county, western New York, U.S., on the New York State Canal System, 20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Rochester. Founded in ...
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10. Palmyra
    Palmyra (pălmī'ru) , ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site. An oasis N of the Syrian Desert, 130 mi (209 km) NE of Damascus, Palmyra was important in Syrian-Babylonian trade by the 1st cent. B.C. Palmyra became of true importance only af...
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11. Palmyra
    Palmyra, atoll (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands, c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) SW of Honolulu. Palmyra has no permanent inhabitants. First visited by Americans in 1802, and later claimed by the Hawaiian kingdom (1862) and Great Britain (1889), it was annexed by the United States...
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12. Palmyra
    (Syria) Ancient city and oasis in the desert of Syria, about 240 km/150 mi northeast of Damascus. Palmyra, the biblical Tadmor, was flourishing by about 300 BC. It was destroyed in AD 272 after Queen Zenobia led a revolt against the Romans. Extensive temple ruins exist, and on the site is ...
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13. Palmyra
    (disambiguation) `Palmyra` is the Greek name for the Syrian caravan city of Tadmor. `Palmyra` may also refer to: Places : In `Australia`: In the `United Kingdom`: In the `United States of America`: See also : Other uses:
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14. Palmyra
    (village) `Palmyra` is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 3,490 at the 2000 census. The village, along with the town, is named after Palmyra in present-day Syria. The `Village of Palmyra` is in the Town of Palmyra. The village is located east of year=2009--...
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15. Palmyra
    (town) `Palmyra` is a town in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 7,672 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the ancient city Palmyra in Syria. The `Town of Palmyra` is on the south border of the county. The town contains a village also named Palmyra. The town is about 20 m...
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16. Palmyra
    (town) `Palmyra` is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,145 at the 2000 census. The Village of Palmyra is located within the town. Geography: According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.2&nbsp;square miles (91.1&...
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17. Palmyra
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18. Palmyra
    (Cooper) `Palmyra (Cooper) Airport` is an unattended airport on Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is a private-use facility, originally built during World War II and now owned by The Nature Conservancy. It has one name=Cooper Island-->--> comes from Henry Ernest Cooper, Sr. (1857–...
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