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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
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British Dictionary definitions for ivory palm

ivory palm

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