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oil palm

oil palm noun: a plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.

Noun

oil palm (plural oil palms)

  1. A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.
    • We […] could see a chain of islands in the distance ahead of us: the tall oil palm trees were like flags waving us in.2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 79
    Synonyms:
    African oil palm, macaw fat
  2. Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.

oil palm meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

oil palm in Tamil

எண்ணெய்த்தாலம், எண்ணெய்பனை

oil palm in Indonesian

tree that produces palm oil
kelapa sawit

Synonyms of oil palm

Forms of oil palm

pluraloil palms

Questions about oil palm

What does oil palm mean?
Oil palm means a plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.
What is oil palm in Tamil?
Oil palm in Tamil is எண்ணெய்த்தாலம், எண்ணெய்பனை. See Oil palm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oil palm?
Oil palm is a noun.
What is the plural of oil palm?
The plural of oil palm is oil palms.

Words near oil palm in the dictionary

  1. oil operas
  2. oil paint
  3. oil painting
  4. oil paintings
  5. oil paints
  6. oil palm
  7. oil palms
  8. oil pan
  9. oil pans
  10. oil patch
  11. oil patches

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