Ivory substitute made from the seeds of certain palm trees
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Tagua nuts before carving Anticlockwise from right:
With pericarp
With brown skin
Without brown skin, partially sectioned to show hollow
Without brown skin, whole
Vegetable ivory or tagua nut is a product made from the very hard white endosperm of the seeds of certain palm trees. Vegetable ivory is named for its resemblance to animal ivory. Vegetable ivory is naturally white with a fine marbled grain structure. It can be dyed; dyeing often brings out the grain. It is still commonly used in buttons, jewelry, and artistic carving.
{{{annotations}}} Vegetableivory or tagua nut is a product made from the very hard white endosperm of the seeds of certain palm trees. Vegetableivory is named...
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