Meaning Of The Word Vegetable ivory
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Vegetable ivory Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Vegetable ivory?
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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