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Definition of Corozo
1. Noun. Any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts.
Definition of Corozo
1. n. The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut.
Definition of Corozo
1. Noun. Any of several Central American palms; the nut produced by these trees ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corozo
1. a type of palm [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corozo
Literary usage of Corozo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New by Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland (1829)
"We saw the trunks of the corozo del Sinu *\- pressed against each other, ...
the most different in kind and species, are called corozo: the corozo of Sinn, ..."
2. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During by Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland, Thomasina Ross (1853)
"The almond of the corozo del Sinu is peeled in the water. The thick layer of oil
that swims in the water is purified by boiling, and yields the butter of ..."
3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1888)
"... which yields it is called 'corozo nut.' It is not unlike true ivory hut softer,
and is easily turned and dyed. These'buttons are often mottled with some ..."
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