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vegetable ivory

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vegetable ivory: see tagua tagua (tä`gwä), fruit of the ivory-nut palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa
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vegetable ivory [′vej·tə·bəl ‚īv·rē]
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A material from the ivory nut, a seed of the palmPhytelephas macrocarpa, which grows in tropical America; the nut has a white color and fine texture and is used to make buttons and similar small articles.


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