vegetable ivory

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vegetable ivory

A hard ivorylike material obtained from the ivory nut and used in making small objects such as buttons.

vegetable ivory

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) the hard whitish material obtained from the endosperm of the ivory nut: used to make buttons, ornaments, etc.

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for the ivory nut

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vegetable ivory - nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons

apple nut, ivory nut

ivory palm, ivory plant, ivory-nut palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa - a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts

seed - a small hard fruit

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