ivory palm
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noun
the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
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Origin of ivory palm
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby ivory palm
ivory black, Ivory Coast, ivory exostosis, ivory gull, ivory nut, ivory palm, ivory tower, ivorytype, ivory-white, ivorywood, IVP
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ivory palm
noun
a low-growing South American palm tree, Phytelephas macrocarpa, that yields the ivory nut
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