oil palm
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Elaeis guineensis, the principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.
- 2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 79:
- We […] could see a chain of islands in the distance ahead of us: the tall oil palm trees were like flags waving us in.
- Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Elaeis guineensis): African oil palm, macaw fat
Hyponyms[edit]
- (any palm that produces palm oil): Elaeis oleifera (American oil palm); Attalea maripa (maripa palm); Cocos nucifera (coconut palm)
Translations[edit]
tree that produces palm oil
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