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noun • a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses • a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog verb • stab or pierce with a horn or tusk • remove the tusks of animals | ||||
| 35% | 11 | The process of becoming ivory or turning ivory-white. | ||
noun • a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory | ||||
| 33% | 14 | Referred to as 'vegetable ivory' due to its resemblance to animal ivory | ||
noun • nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons | ||||
Sources Of Ivory
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TUSKS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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