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    GENUS PHYTELEPHAS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small genus of South American feather palmsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Phytelephas; phytelephas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    plant genus (a genus of plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Phytelephas"):

    ivory-nut palm; ivory palm; ivory plant; Phytelephas macrocarpa (a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts)

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

    Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)

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