grugru | (n) tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts, Syn. gri-gri, Acrocomia aculeata, grugru palm, macamba |
grugru nut | (n) nut of Brazilian or West Indian palms |
Grugru palm | (Bot.) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See |
Grugru worm | (Zool.) The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy. [ 1913 Webster ] |