ivory palm

American  

noun

1. the palm bearing the common ivory nut.

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ivory palm British  

noun

1. a low-growing South American palm tree, Phytelephas macrocarpa, that yields the ivory nut

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Etymology

Origin of ivory palm

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

On weekends, residents spent their time tending to their ivory palms, yuccas and caladiums that resembled elephant ears.

From Washington Post

Well, it is a vegetable ivory palm, and they run to about fifty or sixty feet.

From Project Gutenberg