ALL meanings of vegetable ivory
veg·e·ta·ble i·vo·ry
V v - noun vegetable ivory ivory (def 9). 1
- noun vegetable ivory the hard whitish material obtained from the endosperm of the ivory nut: used to make buttons, ornaments, etc 0
- noun vegetable ivory the fully ripe, ivorylike seed of a South American palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa) used to make buttons, ornaments, etc. 0
- noun vegetable ivory the shell of the coquilla nut 0