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Definition of Dates
Date Date Date, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. ?, prob. not the
same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.)
The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.
Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive,
containing a soft pulp, sweet, esculent, and wholesome,
and inclosing a hard kernel.
Date palm, or Date tree (Bot.), the genus of palms which
bear dates, of which common species is Ph[oe]nix
dactylifera. See Illust.
Date plum (Bot.), the fruit of several species of
Diospyros, including the American and Japanese
persimmons, and the European lotus (D. Lotus).
Date shell, or Date fish (Zo["o]l.), a bivalve shell, or
its inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera.
See Pholas.
Date Date Date, v. i.
To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with
from.
The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the
French arms. --E. Everett.
