Definitions for vegetable ivory
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
veg′etable i′vory(n.)
the hard endosperm of the ivory nut, used to make buttons, ornamentation, etc.
Category: Plants
Origin of vegetable ivory:
1835–45
Princeton's WordNet
ivory nut, vegetable ivory, apple nut(noun)
nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons
Wiktionary
vegetable ivory(Noun)
The nutlike seed of the South American tagua palm; used to make small items such as buttons.
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