phytelephas macrocarpa

English Thesaurus

1. a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	feather palm,
definition	:	palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	apple nut, ivory nut, vegetable ivory,
definition	:	nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus phytelephas, phytelephas,
definition	:	small genus of South American feather palms (noun.plant)