noun
a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts
• Syn: ↑ivory-nut palm, ↑ivory plant, ↑Phytelephas macrocarpa
• Hypernyms: ↑feather palm
• Member Holonyms: ↑phytelephas, ↑genus Phytelephas
• Part Meronyms: ↑ivory nut, ↑vegetable ivory, ↑apple nut
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noun or ivory-nut palm also ivory plant : a palm yielding ivory nuts
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the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
[1835-45]
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ivory palm,
a palm tree native to South America with a short trunk, slender, featherlike leaves, and fragrant flowers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.