Taqua-nut n. : A Central American name for the ivory nut.Example:TaxonomyTagua, Phytelephas, palm, ivory, Ivory Palm, unranked, species, free encyclopedia, elephant ivory, nut, vegetable ivory, kernels, F. Cook, tagua nuts, Tagua nut, Tagua carvings, Govaerts, unknown species.Defination from the web:nut palms or tagua palms; their scientific name means "plant elephant". This and the first two of the common names refer to the very hard white endosperm of their seeds (tagua nuts), which resembles elephant ivory. ...
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