corozo
corozo Lexical Profile
corozo Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The extremely hard, dense, white endosperm of the seed of the South American tagua palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa), widely known as vegetable ivory and carved into high-quality buttons, beads, and small ornaments.
"The tailor selected bespoke corozo buttons for the linen suit because of their subtle natural grain and durability."
The small, reddish-purple or brownish, oil-rich edible fruit of various tropical American palms (especially of the genus Bactris or Attalea), possessing a tangy, slightly acidic pulp used in Central and South America to make juices, wines, and preserves.
"At the local market in coastal Colombia, vendors sold chilled glasses of sweet-tart juice made from fresh corozo."
Any of several tropical Central and South American palm trees of the family Arecaceae (especially of the genera Attalea, Bactris, Acrocomia, and Phytelephas) that yield oil-bearing fruits, edible kernels, or vegetable ivory.
"Groves of spiny corozo palms grow naturally across the lowland savannas and riverbanks of Central America."
• Rhymes for corozo
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from American Spanish corozo, which was adopted from an Indigenous Caribbean or Chibchan language of northern South America.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.