palm-trēow

palm-trēow, m.n: a palm-tree. (PALM-TRAY-oh / ˈpalm-ˌtreːɔw)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ astride a donkey, followed by a group of people with golden palm branches; two youths at a city gate spread mantles under the donkey’s feet and above them other people lean out from the city walls or are up a tree throwing flowers.
Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England (Winchester), mid to late 10th century; British Library, Add MS 49598, f. 45v. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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