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grugru

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grugru [ˈgruːgruː]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several tropical American palms, esp Acrocomia sclerocarpa, which has a spiny trunk and leaves and edible nuts
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the large edible wormlike larva of a weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum, that infests this palm
[from American Spanish (Puerto Rican dialect) grugrú, of Cariban origin]
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Noun1.grugru - tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
Acrocomia aculeata, gri-gri, grugru palm, macamba
grugru nut - nut of Brazilian or West Indian palms
feather palm - palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves


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