(As a measurement) 3 inches, or 7.5 cm.
Members of the family Palmae or Arecaceae, that is, trees characterized by a normally unbranched trunk topped by a bunch of large leaves and a distinct preference for warm climates.
The inner surface of the hand, extending from the bases of the fingers to the wrist.
Any member of the family Arecaceae (or Palmae), though in a loose sense used for certain other large monocotyledons such as bananas and Ravenala. The true palms, all but a small number of them from the tropics, are divided between feather palms, with pinnately divided leaves or fronds, and fan palms with palmately divided leaves. They are very diverse in growth habit but are nearly always long-lived.
Lower side of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
The anterior or flexor surface of the hand from the wrist to the fingers.