ivory-nut palm
1ivory-nut palm — stambiavaisė kaulapalmė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos pluoštinis augalas (Phytelephas macrocarpa), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Phytelephas macrocarpa angl. common ivory palm; ivory palm; ivory nut palm;… …
2ivory-nut palm — saliamoninis sagas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos pluoštinis augalas (Metroxylon salomonense), paplitęs Naujojoje Gvinėjoje ir Saliamono salose. atitikmenys: lot. Metroxylon salomonense angl. hebe nut palm; ivory nut palm;… …
3ivory-nut palm — noun a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts • Syn: ↑ivory palm, ↑ivory plant, ↑Phytelephas macrocarpa • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Member Holonyms: ↑phytelephas, ↑ …
4ivory nut — noun nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons • Syn: ↑vegetable ivory, ↑apple nut • Hypernyms: ↑seed • Part Holonyms: ↑ivory palm, ↑ivory nut palm, ↑ …
5Ivory nut — Ivory I vo*ry ([imac] v[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine grained substance… …
6hebe-nut palm — saliamoninis sagas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos pluoštinis augalas (Metroxylon salomonense), paplitęs Naujojoje Gvinėjoje ir Saliamono salose. atitikmenys: lot. Metroxylon salomonense angl. hebe nut palm; ivory nut palm;… …
7ivory-nut — iˈvory nut noun The nut of the S American palm Phytelephas or other palm, yielding vegetable ivory a substance like ivory • • • Main Entry: ↑ivory …
8ivory nut — i′vory nut n. pln the seed of a low South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, yielding vegetable ivory • Etymology: 1915–20 …
9ivory nut — /ˈaɪvəri nʌt/ (say uyvuhree nut) noun 1. the seed of a low growing South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, forming the source of vegetable ivory. 2. a similar seed from other palms …
10ivory nut — noun Date: circa 1847 the nutlike seed of a South American palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa) containing a very hard endosperm used for carving and turning compare vegetable ivory …
