Noun: ivory palm I-vu-ree paam
- A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts
"Craftsmen carved the hard nuts of the ivory palm into buttons and small ornaments";
- ivory-nut palm, ivory plant, Phytelephas macrocarpa
Derived forms: ivory palms
Type of: feather palm
Part of: genus Phytelephas, phytelephas
Encyclopedia: Ivory palm