grugru

grugru

(ˈɡruːɡruː)

n

1. (Plants) any of several tropical American palms, esp Acrocomia sclerocarpa, which has a spiny trunk and leaves and edible nuts

2. (Animals) the large edible wormlike larva of a weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum, that infests this palm

[C18: from American Spanish (Puerto Rican dialect) grugrú, of Cariban origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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