palma (noun F) : παλάμη; Sanscr. phal, to open
* The palm of the hand.
* Lit., Cic. Or. 32, 113; Cels. 8, 18: cavis undam de flumine palmis Sustulit,Verg. A. 8, 69: aliquem palmā concutere,Plin. Ep. 3, 14, 7: faciem contundere palmā,Juv. 13, 128: os hominis liberi manus suae palmā verberare, Laber. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 13.
* Transf.
* (Pars pro toto.) The hand: compressan' palma an porrecta ferio?Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 53: palmarum intentus,Cic. Sest. 55, 117: passis palmis salutem petere,Caes. B. C. 3, 98: teneras arcebant vincula palmas,Verg. A. 2, 406: duplices tendens ad sidera palmas,id. ib. 1, 93: amplexus tremulis altaria palmis,Ov. M. 5, 103; Val. Fl. 8, 44.
* The fruit of an Egyptian tree, Plin. 12, 22, 47, § 103.
* An aromatic plant growing in Africa and Syria, Plin. 12, 28, 62, § 134 (= elate).
* A marine plant, Plin. 13, 25, 49, § 138.
* A town in the Balearic islands, Plin. 3, 5, 11, § 77.
* A branch on a tree, esp. on a vine, = palmes, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 202; Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 3; Col. 3, 17, 4; 4, 15, 3; 4, 24, 12 sq.
* A palm-branch, e. g. which was suspended in wine to make it sweeter, Cato, R. R. 113; Col. 12, 20, 5.
* Hence, also, a broom made of palm-twigs: ten' lapides varios lutulentā radere palmā,Hor. S. 2, 4, 83 (pro scopis ex palmā confectis, Schol.); Mart. 14, 82.
* A palm-branch or palm-wreath, as a token of victory: eodem anno (461 A.U.C.) ... palmae primum, translato e Graeciā more, victoribus datae,Liv. 10, 47; cf.: more victorum cum palmā discucurrit,Suet. Calig. 32: IMP. CAES. EX SICILIA EID. NOV. TRIVMPHAVIT, PALMAM DEDIT, dedicated to Jupiter, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 607; so very frequently: palmam dare, Tabulae Fastorum Triumph., v. Bullet. Instit. Archaeol. 1861, p. 91; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 2, 4; hence
* Transf., a token or badge of victory, the palm or prize; and still more gen., victory, honor, glory, pre-eminence: antehac est habitus parcus ... is nunc in aliam partem palmam possidet,Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 32: plurimarum palmarum gladiator,Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 17: cum palmam jam primus acceperit,id. Brut. 47, 173: quos Elea domum reducit Palma caelestes,Hor. C. 4, 2, 17: quam palmam utinam di immortales tibi reservent,Cic. Sen. 6, 19: docto oratori palma danda est,id. de Or. 3, 35, 143; id. Att. 4, 15, 6; id. Phil. 11, 5, 11: alicujus rei palmam alicui deferre,id. de Or. 2, 56, 227; cf. Varr. R. R. 2, 1: palmā donare aliquem,Ov. A. A. 2, 3: arbiter pugnae posuisse nudo Sub pede palmam Fertur,Hor. C. 3, 20, 11. —Of things: Siculum mel fert palmam,bears away the palm, has the preference,Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 14.
* Hence, in gen., the topmost twig or branch of any tree: quae cujusque stipitis palma sit,Liv. 33, 5, 10; cf. Curt. 4, 3, 10 (Mütz.)
* Poet., of the victor himself: post Helymus subit et jam tertia palma Diores,Verg. A. 5, 339; Sil. 16, 504, 574.
* Of horses: Eliadum palmae equarum,Verg. G. 1, 59.
* Also, of one about to be conquered, and who is to become the prize of the victor: ultima restabat fusis jam palma duobus Virbius,Sil. 4, 392.

palma, ae, a collat. form for parma, v. parma
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