1. nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons; [syn: ivory nut, vegetable ivory, apple nut]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apple nut
n 1: nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell
takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons [syn:
ivory nut, vegetable ivory, apple nut]