VEGETABLE IVORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vegetable ivory mean? 

• VEGETABLE IVORY (noun)
  The noun VEGETABLE IVORY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VEGETABLE IVORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VEGETABLE IVORY (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

apple nut; ivory nut; vegetable ivory

Hypernyms ("vegetable ivory" is a kind of...):

seed (a small hard fruit)

Holonyms ("vegetable ivory" is a part of...):

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