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grugru palm

grugru palm

9.9
A tropical tree with a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : palma grugru
  • The grugru palm produces nuts that are eaten in some South American countries.

Examples

  • We recognized the distinctive trunk of the grugru palm during our walk in the rainforest.

  • Farmers use the spines of the grugru palm to make fishhooks and needles.

  • Look at that grugru palm!

  • The grugru palm is native to tropical regions.

  • Farmers use the spines of the grugru palm to make fishhooks and needles.

  • The grugru palm produces nuts that are eaten in some South American countries.

  • We recognized the distinctive trunk of the grugru palm during our walk in the rainforest.

Synonyms

grugru
vsgrugru palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical palm with a thick spiny trunk and nuts you can eat

is the alternative name for this same palm
macamba
vsgrugru palm
  • US
9.9

A tropical palm with a thick spiny trunk and edible nuts

is another common name for this same palm
gri-gri
vsgrugru palm
  • US
9.9

A palm tree with a thick spiny trunk and nuts you can eat

is a variant name used for the same plant
Acrocomia aculeata
vsgrugru palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical palm tree with a spiny trunk and edible nuts

is the familiar common-name form rather than the scientific label

Surface Forms

grugru palm singular
grugru palms plural

Morphology

grugru + palm

This is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'grugru' names a particular kind and 'palm' denotes the tree type, so the meaning 'a palm of the grugru variety' is directly derivable from the parts. The compositional pattern (modifier + head = subtype) is common cross-linguistically, making it immediately understandable to learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

The noun grugru palm may come from local words for a palm tree with a thick, spiky trunk and tasty nuts. People used the sharp spines as fishhooks and needles and ate the nuts, so the name now means a tropical palm known for its spiny trunk and edible nuts.