ivory nut

noun

the seed of a low, South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, yielding vegetable ivory.
a similar seed from other palms.

ivory nut

noun

the seed of the ivory palm, which contains an ivory-like substance used to make buttons, etc
any similar seed from other palms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ivory nut¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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Among forest products are rubber, cinchona bark, toquilla fibre and ivory nuts.

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But the one best known to commerce under the name of ivory nut is the fruit of Phytelephas macrocarpa, native of New Granada and other parts of Central America.

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A curious article of exportation is the ivory nut, or tagua, which in value now comes next after bananas.

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The handsome ivory nut of this bow is shown in Fig.

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And they have whips of ivory nuts and are just dying to get muskets, tobacco and beads.

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ivory gull ivory palm

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