stilt palm
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Palm, stilt — Iriartea (E); Socratea (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
Socratea Durissima — Wendl. Stilt palm (E); Jira (P); Maquenque (CR). The cabbage is edible. The spiny stilt roots are used to grate coconut. the outer wood is used to make the resilient floors of Choco houses; these floors are more like a combination mattress floor… … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
Iriartea — sp. Stilt palm (E); Ila (Cu); Jira (S); Palma barrigona (C); Zanora (P). The outer core of the trunk is used to make the floors of most Choco houses (!). Armed prop roots are used to grate coconut. Colombias unstilted belly palm is used to make… … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
iriartea — ˌirēˈärd.ēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Bernardo de Iriarte died 1814 Spanish diplomat and amateur botanist : a small genus of tall pinnate leaved chiefly Brazilian palms with smooth trunk and crown of leaves supported by… … Useful english dictionary
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