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Phoenix dactylifera
Date Date, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. ?, prob. not the same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.) The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself. Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft pulp, sweet, esculent, and wholesome, and inclosing a hard kernel. Date palm, or Date tree (Bot.), the genus of palms which bear dates, of which common species is Ph[oe]nix dactylifera. See Illust. Date plum (Bot.), the fruit of several species of Diospyros, including the American and Japanese persimmons, and the European lotus (D. Lotus). Date shell, or Date fish (Zo["o]l.), a bivalve shell, or its inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera. See Pholas.

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- Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit...
- species B. amydraula (recorded on P. dactylifera), B. arenosella and B. isochtha (feeds exclusively on Phoenix spp.). They are also hosts to the palm...
- relative of Phoenix dactylifera, the true date palm. It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary Serinus canaria. Phoenix canariensis...
- or dates may refer to: Date (fruit), the fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Jujube, also known as red date or Chinese date, the fruit of Ziziphus...
- Mejhoul or Majhool, is a large, sweet cultivated variety of date (Phoenix dactylifera). It is an important commercial variety constituting some 25% of...
- Zahed Gilani (1216–1301) Zahidi (date), a cultivar of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Zahediyeh, the Sufi Order founded by Zahed Gilani This disambiguation...
- Arecaceae, in the genus Phoenix. It is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. Phoenix atlantica is a relative of Phoenix dactylifera, the cultivated date palm...
- Albania Cherry Prunus avium [failed verification] Algeria Dates Phoenix dactylifera [failed verification] Angola Palm Bor****us flabellifer Antigua and...
- The Judean date palm is a date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown in Judea. It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but...
- Washingtonia robusta Butia odorata In France Phoenix canariensis In Melbourne, Australia Phoenix dactylifera planted in Morocco Trachycarpus fortunei in...