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veg′etable i′vory, 
  1. ivory (def. 9).
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vegetable ivory n
  1. the hard whitish material obtained from the endosperm of the ivory nut: used to make buttons, ornaments, etc
  2. another name for the ivory nut
'vegetable ivory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ivory nut - ivory

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