NOUN | plant | Phytelephas macrocarpa, ivory palm, ivory-nut palm, ivory plant | a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts |
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Meaning | A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts. | |
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Synonyms | ivory palm, ivory-nut palm, ivory plant | |
Member of | phytelephas, genus Phytelephas | small genus of South American feather palms |
Parts | ivory nut, vegetable ivory, apple nut | nutlike seed of a South American palm |
Broader | feather palm | palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves |
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