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Phytelephas

Phytelephas Meaning & Definition
Phytelephas Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Phytelephas?

[n] small genus of South American feather palms

Synonyms | Synonyms for Phytelephas: genus Phytelephas

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See Also | Arecaceae | family Arecaceae | family Palmaceae | family Palmae | ivory palm | ivory plant | ivory-nut palm | palm family | Palmaceae | Palmae | Phytelephas macrocarpa | plant genus

Phytelephas In Webster's Dictionary

\Phy*tel"e*phas\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a plant + ? the elephant; also, ivory.] (Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory.

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