gri-gri
- noun
- US
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gri-gri
- The gri-gri palm thrives in the humid forests of the Caribbean.
Examples
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The swollen trunk of the gri-gri makes it easy to recognize among other palms.
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Local villagers gather the nuts from the gri-gri tree to eat or sell.
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The gri-gri tree is native to the Caribbean.
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Many gri-gris can be found in tropical forests.
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Local villagers gather the nuts from the gri-gri tree to eat or sell.
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The gri-gri palm thrives in the humid forests of the Caribbean.
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The swollen trunk of the gri-gri makes it easy to recognize among other palms.
Synonyms
A tropical palm with a thick spiny trunk and nuts you can eat
A tropical tree with a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
A tropical palm with a thick spiny trunk and edible nuts
A tropical palm tree with a spiny trunk and edible nuts
A tropical American palm with sharp spines on its trunk and fruit people can eat
A tropical American palm tree with edible nuts and strong fiber for making materials
A group of tropical palm trees from Central and South America with spiny trunks and edible fruits
A tall palm from northern Brazil that makes hard nuts used for oil and carved like ivory
A tall palm tree from northern Brazil whose hard nuts produce oil and a white, ivory-like material
A tall palm from northern Brazil with hard nuts that give oil and a material like ivory for carving
A tall palm from northern Brazil with hard nuts that give oil and a material like ivory
A tropical palm tree whose large nuts make oil and vegetable ivory used for carving
A tall tropical palm tree with large nuts that give oil and a hard material like ivory
A tall palm tree from northern Brazil that has hard nuts with oil and a white core used like ivory
A tropical palm tree that produces edible nuts and strong fiber
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gri-gri comes from a local Caribbean name for the palm, where people often use a repeated sound to name plants and animals. A helpful way to remember it is that gri-gri refers to this tropical palm with a swollen trunk and round, edible nuts.
