PHYTELEPHAS MACROCARPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phytelephas macrocarpa mean? 

• PHYTELEPHAS MACROCARPA (noun)
  The noun PHYTELEPHAS MACROCARPA has 1 sense:

1. a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts

  Familiarity information: PHYTELEPHAS MACROCARPA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYTELEPHAS MACROCARPA (noun)

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Meaning:

A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

ivory-nut palm; ivory palm; ivory plant; Phytelephas macrocarpa

Hypernyms ("Phytelephas macrocarpa" is a kind of...):

feather palm (palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves)

Meronyms (parts of "Phytelephas macrocarpa"):

apple nut; ivory nut; vegetable ivory (nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons)

Holonyms ("Phytelephas macrocarpa" is a member of...):

genus Phytelephas; phytelephas (small genus of South American feather palms)