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    IVORY PALM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nutsplay

    Synonyms:

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

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("ivory palm" is a kind of...):

    feather palm (palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves)

    Meronyms (parts of "ivory palm"):

    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 ("ivory palm" is a member of...):

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

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