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PHYTELEPHAS
Phy *
tel
"e *phas, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(
Bot.
)
Defn: A
genus
of
South
American
palm
trees,
the
seeds
of
which
furnish
the
substance
called
vegetable
ivory.