During the last few years, in which a great variety of colours has been introduced, both for ladies 'and gentlemen's garments, and buttons have been required to match, it is fortunate that a substitute has been found for ivory in the kernel of the "corozo" nut.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886] Reference

Palm-trees are rare; we saw only a few scattered trunks of the thorny piritu and corozo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference

Raoul, who was a tireless spirit, kindled a fire, and commenced knocking down the nuts of the corozo palm, that hung in clusters over our heads.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rifle Rangers] Reference

Polypodium crassifolium, and of the Acrostichum huascaro, are mixed with those of the calahuala or Aspidium coriaceum.) and the palm-trees, irasse, macanilla, corozo, and praga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1] Reference