Meaning & use
Corozo
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A tropical palm tree whose extremely hard seeds, known as vegetable ivory, are carved into buttons and small ornaments.
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Artisans carved intricate buttons from corozo nuts instead of animal ivory.
The corozo palm grows widely across Central and South America.
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Corozo buttons became popular in the 19th and 20th centuries as a sustainable substitute for elephant ivory.
Words with a similar meaning
vegetable ivorytagua
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