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phytelephas |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Phytelephas \Phy*tel"e*phas\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? a plant + ? the elephant; also ivory.] (Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Phytelephas n : small genus of South American feather palms [syn: {Phytelephas}, {genus Phytelephas}]
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