PHYTELEPHAS MACROCARPA
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)
Meaning:
A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
ivory palm; ivory plant; ivory-nut palm; 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)
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