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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">vegetable ivory</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>artificial ivory</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>dhoum nut</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>doum nut</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gingerbread palm nut</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ivory, vegetable</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tagua nut</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The hard nut or seed of several types of palm tree which resembles ivory in hardness and appearance and serves as a substitute. Vegetable ivory is used for small, carved, ornamental items such as buttons and figurines. ]]></note></mads>