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PHYTELEPHAS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small genus of South American feather palms
Synonyms:
genus Phytelephas; phytelephas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("phytelephas" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "phytelephas"):
ivory-nut palm; ivory palm; ivory plant; Phytelephas macrocarpa (a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts)
Holonyms ("phytelephas" is a member of...):
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)
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