PHYTELEPHAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phytelephas mean? 

• PHYTELEPHAS (noun)
  The noun PHYTELEPHAS has 1 sense:

1. small genus of South American feather palms

  Familiarity information: PHYTELEPHAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYTELEPHAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of South American feather palms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Phytelephas; phytelephas

Hypernyms ("phytelephas" is a kind of...):

plant genus (a genus of plants)

Meronyms (members of "phytelephas"):

ivory-nut palm; ivory palm; ivory plant; Phytelephas macrocarpa (a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts)

Holonyms ("phytelephas" is a member of...):

Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)