Phy-tēl'e-phas, n.
n. [Gr. φυτὸν, plant, and ἐλέφας, the elephant, also ivory.] (Bot.) A genus of South American plants, from the seeds of which the substance called vegetable ivory is obtained.
n. [Gr. φυτὸν, plant, and ἐλέφας, the elephant, also ivory.] (Bot.) A genus of South American plants, from the seeds of which the substance called vegetable ivory is obtained.