Corozo+nut.+Ivory+nut
1ivory — n. (pl. ies) 1 a hard creamy white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, and narwhal. 2 the colour of this. 3 (usu. in pl.) a an article made of ivory. b sl. anything made of or resembling ivory, esp …
2corozo — n. (pl. os) Bot. any of various palm trees native to S. America. Phrases and idioms: corozo nut a seed of one species of palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, which when hardened forms vegetable ivory: also called ivory nut. Etymology: Sp …
3Corozo — Co*ro zo ||Corosso Co*ros so (k? r? th? or s?), n. [Cf. Sp. cerozo a kind of palm tree.] The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See {Ivory nut}. [1913 Webster] …
4corosso nut — Corozo nut. Ivory nut …
5Vegetable ivory — also known as corozo, is a name used for the tagua nut in the South American rainforest. When dried out, it can be carved as an ivory replica. Both humanitarians and environmentalists can appreciate it, for its use stimulates the economies in So …
6Corosso — Corozo Co*ro zo ||Corosso Co*ros so (k? r? th? or s?), n. [Cf. Sp. cerozo a kind of palm tree.] The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See {Ivory nut}. [1913 Webster] …
7List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… …
