oil palm

/ɔɪl pɑ(l)m/
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Definitions of oil palm
  1. noun
    pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils
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    types:
    African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis
    oil palm of Africa
    American oil palm, Elaeis oleifera
    palm of Central and South America
    type of:
    feather palm
    palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves
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