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Orbignya spesiosa

DEFINITIONS OF: Orbignya spesiosa

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n tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

Synonyms:
Orbignya martiana, Orbignya phalerata, babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao
Type of:
feather palm
palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves
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