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Definition of Lady palm
1. Noun. Any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants.
Group relationships: Genus Rhapis, Rhapis
Specialized synonyms: Bamboo Palm, Fern Rhapis, Miniature Fan Palm, Rhapis Excelsa, Reed Rhapis, Rhapis Humilis, Slender Lady Palm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lady Palm
Literary usage of Lady palm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Falconer edited by John Aikin (1841)
"... And stretch'd so balm, like lady's palm, To every jester near, That hand which
through a prostrate foe Oft thrust the ruthless spear. ..."
2. The Italian Novelists: From the Earliest Period Down to the Close of the by Thomas Roscoe (1836)
"On the other side of her stood a youth named Marcuccio Guercio, whose hand, ever
cold to the touch, happened to come in contact with the fair lady's palm; ..."
3. A History of Old Kinderhook from Aboriginal Days to the Present Time by Edward Augustus Collier (1914)
"... OF A LADY AT KINDERHOOK While Melvill sings in praises warm The beauties of
a lady's palm, ..."
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