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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Phytelephas

/(fī*tĕl"ē̇*făs)/ · Phy·tel·e·phas · IPA
01 n. A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory.
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    A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory.(Bot.)