英语词汇“vegetable ivory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

2. A substance resembling ivory, or made in imitation of it. vegetable ivory, the hard albumen of the nut or seed of a South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, which resembles ivory in hardness, colour, and texture, and is used for ornamental work, buttons, etc.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > [noun] > ornamental nut

vegetable ivory1842

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > cellulose materials > celluloid

Parkesine1862

xylonite1869

celluloid1872

ivoride1875

ivory1875

bonzoline1885

Parisian ivory1921

xylo1926

1842 D. Cooper in Microsc. Jrnl. No. 16 (heading) On Vegetable Ivory.

1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. 394 Nuts suitable for turning are afforded by the seeds of Attalea funifera (Coquilla-nuts), Phytelephas macrocarpa (Vegetable Ivory).

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 884/2 The fruit consists of a collection of six or seven drupes... Each drupe contains from six to nine seeds, the Vegetable Ivory of commerce... The seed at first contains a clear insipid fluid..afterwards this same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and it changes by degrees until it becomes as hard as ivory.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1207/1 Ivory, Artificial, a compound of caoutchouc, sulphur, and some white ingredients, such as gypsum..or pipeclay.

1887 Whitaker's Almanack Advt. 12 Burmese Ivory..Exact imitation of Real Ivory, in colour, grain, and finish.

vegetable ivory n. the endosperm of the seed of any of several South American palms of the genus Phytelephas, which resembles ivory in hardness, colour, and texture, and is used for ornamental work, buttons, etc.; frequently attributive; cf. ivory n. 2.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > vegetable ivory palm or seed

Negro's head1670

corozo1758

tagua1830

vegetable ivory1842

ivory palm1844

ivory-plant1866

1842 D. Cooper in Microsc. Jrnl. No. 16 (heading) On vegetable ivory.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 219 A hut was made among vegetable-ivory palms.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 109 The vegetable-ivory plant (Phytelephas macrocarpa)..attracted a large share of attention.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. v. 106 There is a considerable parasitic industry concerned with faking precious coral... Many different substitutes are used, or have been used, such as ‘vegetable ivory’ and ‘ivory nut’, mixtures of rubber and gypsum, [etc.].

2007 Quilter's Newslet. Mag. May 88/3 Also known as vegetable ivory, the tagua nut is an eco-friendly, renewable resource from the Amazon jungle.

单词	vegetable ivory
释义	> as lemmas vegetable ivory 2. A substance resembling ivory, or made in imitation of it. vegetable ivory, the hard albumen of the nut or seed of a South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, which resembles ivory in hardness, colour, and texture, and is used for ornamental work, buttons, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > [noun] > ornamental nut vegetable ivory1842 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > cellulose materials > celluloid Parkesine1862 xylonite1869 celluloid1872 ivoride1875 ivory1875 bonzoline1885 Parisian ivory1921 xylo1926 1842 D. Cooper in Microsc. Jrnl. No. 16 (heading) On Vegetable Ivory. 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. 394 Nuts suitable for turning are afforded by the seeds of Attalea funifera (Coquilla-nuts), Phytelephas macrocarpa (Vegetable Ivory). 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 884/2 The fruit consists of a collection of six or seven drupes... Each drupe contains from six to nine seeds, the Vegetable Ivory of commerce... The seed at first contains a clear insipid fluid..afterwards this same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and it changes by degrees until it becomes as hard as ivory. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1207/1 Ivory, Artificial, a compound of caoutchouc, sulphur, and some white ingredients, such as gypsum..or pipeclay. 1887 Whitaker's Almanack Advt. 12 Burmese Ivory..Exact imitation of Real Ivory, in colour, grain, and finish. extracted from ivoryn. vegetable ivory vegetable ivory n. the endosperm of the seed of any of several South American palms of the genus Phytelephas, which resembles ivory in hardness, colour, and texture, and is used for ornamental work, buttons, etc.; frequently attributive; cf. ivory n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > vegetable ivory palm or seed Negro's head1670 corozo1758 tagua1830 vegetable ivory1842 ivory palm1844 ivory-plant1866 1842 D. Cooper in Microsc. Jrnl. No. 16 (heading) On vegetable ivory. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 219 A hut was made among vegetable-ivory palms. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 109 The vegetable-ivory plant (Phytelephas macrocarpa)..attracted a large share of attention. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. v. 106 There is a considerable parasitic industry concerned with faking precious coral... Many different substitutes are used, or have been used, such as ‘vegetable ivory’ and ‘ivory nut’, mixtures of rubber and gypsum, [etc.]. 2007 Quilter's Newslet. Mag. May 88/3 Also known as vegetable ivory, the tagua nut is an eco-friendly, renewable resource from the Amazon jungle. extracted from vegetableadj. < as lemmas
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