South Carolina's nickname is the easier of the two: It is the Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there.

VOA: special.2011.01.16

And the book just tells you that, right, in one of those palm"-- the ordinary event which is really trickery, a suggestion ; that nothing has been left to chance in the novel; nothing is ordinary.

这本书也这么告诉大家了，对了，就是在,手里的东西）看似普通的事件实则是个奸计,它是一个提醒，提醒大家这部小说里没有什么事是巧合;,任何事都不普通。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Against a backdrop of emerald palm leaves, Suminah Sukardi plunges multi-colored cloth into a steaming cauldron.

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

Dubai World's debts grew from projects initiated during Dubai's property boom, including man-made islands in the shape of palm trees and the world's tallest building.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

Before it went into effect some economists predicted the trade agreement would increase sales of Indonesian commodities such as palm oil,copper,and rubber, but would hurt low-end manufacturers.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13