What is the Latin word for ivory?

The usual Latin words for “ivory” are ebur, eburneus, eboreus; also eburātus, lectīca. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“ivory” in Latin

eburivory (material); a thing made of ivory.; an elephant eburneusof ivory; white as ivory eboreusivory eburātusadorned or inlaid with ivory lectīcalectica, a kind of litter typically including bedding, curtains, and four legs; litter, any couch or bed carried by port

The English word ivory itself goes back to Latin ebur, through eboreus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ivory

ebur: as adjective, eburneus (eburnus is poetical; eboreus, post-Augustan). Inlaid or ornamented with ivory, eburatus (e.g., sella, lectica). Ivory letters, eburneae litterarum formae (Quint., ; given then, as now, to children).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for ivory?: The usual Latin words for “ivory” are ebur, eburneus, eboreus; also eburātus, lectīca. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.