Agrotermos

Preferred term

vegetable ivory

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 from its resemblance to animal ivory. This material is hard and heavy, and has a cream colour; when polished, it is quite similar to true ivory (hence the name vegetable ivory), although the materials differ in their properties. The "rediscovery" of a sustainable source of vegetable ivory has aroused a growing worldwide interest in this material.

nut products

Created
2025-08-08T09:49:08
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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Notation
253425b8
tagua nuts

French

Created

2025-08-08T09:49:37

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

1ec18593

ivoire végétale

Portuguese

Created

2025-08-08T09:56:57

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

1ec18593

marfim vegetal

Spanish

Created

1987-04-14T00:00:00Z

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

22890

Marfil vegetal

URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1ec18593

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