1) Genus phytelephas 2) Plant genus
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Palandra O.F.Cook They are medium-sized to tall palms reaching up to 20 m tall, with pinnate leaves. The `nut` is covered with pericarp, which gets removed by animals. The kernel is covered with a brown, flaky skin and shaped like a small avocado, roughly 4-8 cm in diameter. ==Uses== Given trade restrictions in elephant ivory as well as animal w.....
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• (n.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory.
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(from the article `palm`) In most palm fruits only one ovule matures into a seed, although a few genera are known to have 2- or 3-seeded fruits and up to 10 seeds may develop ... ...stalks. In either case they are very diverse in structure, size, and colour and are usually based on a three-part plan. Most are less than 2.5 cm ... [2 ...
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Phy·tel'e·phas noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a plant + ... the elephant; also, ivory.]
(Botany) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called
vegetable ivory .
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Phytelephas is a genus of palms, of which the most important species is the vegetable ivory tree (Phytelephas macrocarpa).
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n] - small genus of South American feather palms
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genus Phytelephas noun small genus of South American feather palms
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