The Corozo, Tagua, Ivory nut or Vegetal Ivory is nut of a 5 or 6 meters tall palm tree, that grows troughout the humid tropical forests of North West South America.

The Corozo, Tagua, Ivory nut or Vegetal Ivory is a natural product; it has hard consistency and white color, therefore is commonly known as Vegetal Ivory.

Is used to manufacture buttons of high quality, and also to make handicrafts.