IVORY

n. I'vo-ri2. Gr., eAe^aj. Lat., ebur. Fr.. ivoire. Ger.. Elfenbein. 1. The dense, white, elastic substance of the tusks of the elephant, etc. 2. See DENTIN. Decalcified i. I. which has been deprived of its inorganic constituents by the action of an acid. It shrinks when dried and expands when wet. Used to dilate the cervix. [L, 20 (a, 39).] I.-nuts. The nuts of the Phytelephas macrocarpa and of Sagus amicarum. [B, 19, 185 (a, 24).] Vegetable i. The nuts of Phytelephas macrocarpa and of Sagus amicarum. [B, 19, 185, 275 (a, 35).] [s. 505]