orbignya phalerata
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Noun (1)
- tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivorySynonyms: babassubabassu palmcoco de macaoOrbignya spesiosaOrbignya martianaType of feather palmParts babassu nutMember of Orbignya, genus Orbignya
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“orbignya phalerata” is listed under babassu.
babassu noun
1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil (Orbignya barbosiana) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (babassu oil) and a kind of vegetable ivory. Syn. — babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54