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APPLE NUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apple nut mean?
• APPLE NUT (noun)
The noun APPLE NUT has 1 sense:
1. nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons
Familiarity information: APPLE NUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
apple nut; ivory nut; vegetable ivory
Hypernyms ("apple nut" is a kind of...):
seed (a small hard fruit)
Holonyms ("apple nut" is a part of...):
ivory-nut palm; ivory palm; ivory plant; Phytelephas macrocarpa (a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts)
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