'Phytelephas' definitions:
Definition of 'phytelephas'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small genus of South American feather palms [syn: phytelephas, genus Phytelephas]
Definition of 'Phytelephas'
From: GCIDE
- Phytelephas \Phy*tel"e*phas\ (f[imac]*t[e^]l"[-e]*f[a^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n a plant + ele`fos the elephant; also, ivory.] (Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory. [1913 Webster]