English noun: vegetable ivory | |||
1. | vegetable ivory (plant) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seed | ||
Part meronym | ivory palm, ivory plant, ivory-nut palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa | ||