vegetable ivory
vegetable ivory
vegetable ivory
veg′etable i′vory
n.
| Noun | 1. |  vegetable ivory - nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons |
| 单词 | vegetable ivory | |||
| 释义 | vegetable ivoryvegetable ivoryvegetable ivoryveg′etable i′voryn.
vegetable ivoryvegetable ivory:see taguatagua, fruit of the ivory, or ivory-nut, palms (Phytelephas species), which flourish in tropical America from Paraguay to Panama. The female palms bear large woody, burrlike fruits, each containing several seeds about the size of hen's eggs in P. macrocarpa. ..... Click the link for more information. . Vegetable Ivorya natural product obtained from the seeds of the South American palm Phytelephas makrocarpa. The tree’s large aggregate fruit contains numerous seeds, each one the size of a hen’s egg. Under the brown casing of the seed there is a white cornaceous endosperm. The endosperm, which is extremely hard, is used to imitate ivory in the manufacture of buttons and other small items. Ecuador is the world’s principal exporter of vegetable ivory, with annual exports reaching 20,000 tons. vegetable ivory[′vej·tə·bəl ‚īv·rē]vegetable ivory
Synonyms for vegetable ivory
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