vegetable ivory

English - Turkish

Definition of vegetable ivory in English Turkish dictionary

bitkisel fildişi

English - English

Definition of vegetable ivory in English English dictionary

The nutlike seed of the South American tagua palm; used to make small items such as buttons

A hard ivorylike material obtained from the ivory nut and used in making small objects such as buttons

nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e g buttons

Hyphenation

veg·e·ta·ble i·vo·ry

Turkish pronunciation

vectıbıl ayvri

Pronunciation

/ˈveʤtəbəl ˈīvrē/ /ˈvɛʤtəbəl ˈaɪvriː/