ivory palm

noun

1. the palm bearing the common ivory nut.

ivory palm

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ivory palm¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

On weekends, residents spent their time tending to their ivory palms, yuccas and caladiums that resembled elephant ears.

From Washington Post

Well, it is a vegetable ivory palm, and they run to about fifty or sixty feet.

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