Palm

(pahtn). I. The inner or ventral surface of the hand; the flat of the hand. 2. A palm-tree. P. -oil, Oleum palm a:, is obtained from the fruit of several species of palm. Fresh palm-oil has an orange-yellow tint, a sweetish taste, and an odor resembling that of violets. Its specific gravity is about.968; its consistency is that of butter or lard. It ordinarily becomes rancid rapidly, and hence usually contains free acid. It is used in candle-making and soap-making, and also to color and scent ointments, pomades, soap, and powders. See Oil. P. -wine, the juice of several species of wine-palms which has undergone vinous fermentation. The distilled product is known as arrack.