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GENUS PHYTELEPHAS

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Meaning:

Small genus of South American feather palms

Synonyms:

genus Phytelephas; phytelephas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Phytelephas" is a kind of...):

plant genus (a genus of plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phytelephas"):

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

Holonyms ("genus 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)

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