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IVORY PLANT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

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

feather palm (palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves)

Meronyms (parts of "ivory plant"):

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 plant" is a member of...):

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

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