Grugru palm — Gru gru palm (Bot.) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See {Macaw tree}, under {Macaw}. [Written also {grigri palm}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grugru palm — noun tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts • Syn: ↑grugru, ↑gri gri, ↑macamba, ↑Acrocomia aculeata • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Part Meronyms: ↑grugru nut … Useful english dictionary
grugru — noun tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts • Syn: ↑gri gri, ↑grugru palm, ↑macamba, ↑Acrocomia aculeata • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Part Meronyms: ↑g … Useful english dictionary
grugru nut — noun nut of Brazilian or West Indian palms • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • Part Holonyms: ↑grugru, ↑gri gri, ↑grugru palm, ↑macamba, ↑Acrocomia aculeata … Useful english dictionary
grugru worms — Palm Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grugru — [gro͞o′gro͞o΄] n. [Sp grugrú, prob. < Carib name] 1. a West Indian palm tree (Acrocomia sclerocarpa) with spiny trunk and leaves and edible nuts 2. the large, wormlike, edible larva of a genus (Rhynchophorus) of weevils infesting this palm … English World dictionary
Palm — Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are perennial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palm borers — Palm Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palm cabbage — Palm Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palm cat — Palm Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English