Definition of Corozo palm

1. Noun. Any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts.

Exact synonyms: Corozo
Generic synonyms: Palm, Palm Tree
Group relationships: Genus Corozo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corozo Palm

coronæ
coroplast
coroplastic
corotate
corotated
corotates
corotating
corotation
corotational
corotations
coroun
corouns
coroutine
coroutines
corozo
corozo palm (current term)
corozos
corp
corp.
corp2corp
corpectomies
corpectomy
corpes
corphyrin
corphyrins
corpocracies
corpocracy
corpora
corpora allata
corpora arenacea

Literary usage of Corozo palm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"... corozo palm (Acrocomia media) of Porto Rico and the Windward Islands; the cocoa- nut palm is now planted in all tropical countries for its fruit and for ..."

2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"corozo palm. A genus of palms distributed through tropical America from Mexico and ... The outer shell of the trunk of the corozo palm is extremely hard, ..."

3. The Universe: Or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little by Félix-Archimède Pouchet (1884)
"This peculiarity has procured for the corozo palm the name of the elephant-plant (Phytelephas), and for its fruit, cargoes of which are brought to France, ..."

4. Economic plants of Porto Rico by Orator Fuller Cook, Guy N. Collins (1903)
"corozo palm. A genus of palms distributed through tropical America from Mexico and ... The outer shell of the trunk of the corozo palm is extremely hard, ..."

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