desmoncusn.
/dɛsˈmɒŋkəs/ Botany.
A climbing plant of the genus of palms of this name, common in tropical America.
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1899 J. Rodway In Guiana Wilds 14 His head grazed by the formidable hooks which hung from the horrid desmoncus.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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