Phytelephas

Phy`tel´e`phas

n.

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(Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory.

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Noun

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phytelephas - small genus of South American feather palms genus Phytelephas plant genus - a genus of plants 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 ivory palm, ivory plant, ivory-nut palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa - a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts