What is "corozo"

Corozo \Co*ro"zo\ ||Corosso \Co*ros"so\ (k?-r?"th? or -s?), n. The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut.

n. 1 Any of several Central American palms. 2 The nut produced by these trees.

n. any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts [syn: corozo palm]

Corozo may refer to:

Places:

• A village in Bluefields municipality, Nicaragua
• A village in San José de los Remates municipality, Nicaragua
• A river in the Dominican Republic
• Several villages in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa municipality, Mexico

Plants:

• Acrocomia media, a grugru palm
• Aiphanes horrida, a ruffle palm
• Attalea, an American oil palm genus
• Elaeis, the main commercial oil palm genus
• Maranthes panamensis, a Chrysobalanaceae shrub
• The endosperm of Phytelephas palm seeds ("vegetable ivory")

People:

• Dennis Corozo, Ecuadorian footballer playing for Centro Deportivo Olmedo
• Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo, Ecuadorian footballer playing for Manchester City F.C.
• Franklin Corozo, Ecuadorian footballer playing for Sociedad Deportivo Quito
• Luis Corozo, Peruvian footballer playing for FBC Melgar
• Rixon Javier Corozo Hurtado, Ecuadorian Footballer playing for Club Deportivo El Nacional
• Walter Orlando Ayoví Corozo, Ecuadorian footballer playing for Club Deportivo El Nacional
• Yason Corozo, Ecuadorian footballer playing for Club Social y Deportivo Macará