palmy
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Onstein added that the scientists also learned that spines and other plant defense structures had probably existed in the palmy vegetation prior to the extinction event.
From Salon • May 3, 2022
"So many players have weak, palmy grips and open clubfaces," says Tillery.
From Golf Digest • Aug. 12, 2017
Timur begins constructing the maze from blueprints as early as May, leaving his parents’ backyard -- a palmy, Spanish-tiled retreat -- with not much of an off-season.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2016
Then there is a particular subculture of largely wealthy and well-educated families, many living in palmy enclaves around Los Angeles and San Francisco, who are trying to carve out “all-natural” lives for their children.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2015
Their date of production extends, speaking roughly, from the 11th to the 14th century, their palmy days were the 11th and the 12th.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various