| NOUN | plant | Orbignya phalerata, babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana | tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory |
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| Meaning | tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory. | |
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| Synonyms | babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana | |
| Member of | Orbignya, genus Orbignya | palms of southern Mexico to northern South America |
| Parts | babassu nut | hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm |
| Broader | feather palm | palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves |
| Spanish | coco de macao, Orbignya martiana, Orbignya phalerata | |
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