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palmy (adj) – 1. Of or relating to palm trees.
2. Covered with palm trees.
3. Prosperous; flourishing.
Not to be confused with a New Zealand city, often called Palmy by lazy speaking locals.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : The palm branch has traditionally been used as a symbol of victory. It is no wonder then that the word palm came to mean “victory” or “triumph” in the late 14th century, thanks to the likes of Geoffrey Chaucer. Centuries later, William Shakespeare would employ palmy as a synonym for triumphant or flourishing in the tragedy Hamlet when the character Horatio speaks of the “palmy state of Rome / A little ere the mightiest Julius fell.”
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