Meaning Of The Word Vegetable ivory

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vegetable ivory in American English
the fully ripe, ivorylike seed of a South American palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa) used to make buttons, ornaments, etc.
noun

vegetable ivory in British English
noun: the hard whitish material obtained from the endosperm of the ivory nut: used to make buttons, ornaments, etc

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