"vegetable ivory tree" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: vegetable ivory trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vegetable ivory tree (plural vegetable ivory trees)
  1. A tropical South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, whose seed is used as a substitute for ivory; the tagua palm. Categories (lifeform): Palm trees
    Sense id: en-vegetable_ivory_tree-en-noun-EdlOqXRM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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