VEGETABLE IVORY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

apple nut; ivory nut; vegetable ivory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

seed (a small hard fruit)

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

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

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