(a) a tropical American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, the fruit of which is a source of vegetable ivory; (b) Nautical slang a brown loaf (rare).
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > vegetable ivory palm or seed (6) Negro's head1670 (a) a tropical American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, the fruit of which is a source of vegetable ivory; (b) Nautical slang a brown loaf (rare). corozo1758 A South American tree, Phytelephas macrocarpa, allied to the palms; its seed is the corozo-nut (or ivory-nut), the hardened albumen of which… tagua1830 The ivory-palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, which produces the ivory-nut or corozo-nut; also in combinations, as tagua-nut, tagua-palm, tagua-plant. vegetable ivory1842 the endosperm of the seed of any of several South American palms of the genus Phytelephas, which resembles ivory in hardness, colour, and texture… ivory palm1844 a South American palm of the genus Phytelephas, or a Micronesian one of the genus Metroxylon, both of which bear nuts yielding vegetable ivory. ivory-plant1866 = ivory palm n. |
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