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Definition of Corozo palm
1. Noun. Any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corozo Palm
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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