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vegetable ivory
vegetable ivory
noun
- the hard whitish material obtained from the endosperm of the ivory nut: used to make buttons, ornaments, etc
- another name for the ivory nut
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vegetable ivory1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
The forests yield cinchona bark, caoutchouc, sarsaparilla, and vegetable ivory.
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Substitution of vegetable ivory for metal in buttons was attempted.
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Among those products of the palm which we import most liberally is "vegetable ivory."
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Vegetable ivory is the kernel of the fruit of one of the most beautiful of palms (Phytelephas macrocarpa).
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The roofs are of thatch, for which the leaves of the yarina or vegetable-ivory tree are generally used.
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