The Emergence Machine

Palm Tree

physical · Level 8 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

A palm tree is a type of plant that grows in tropical or subtropical regions, characterized by a single unbranched trunk and large fan-shaped or feather-shaped leaves, a result of its classification as a tree.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Palm Tree” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “Palm Tree”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Palm TreeTreePlantAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPalm TreeL8TreeL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Tree L7 (requires) polysemous
    Palm is a tropical tree