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oil palms

oil palms is the plural of oil palm.

Meaning of oil palm

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.

Questions about oil palms

What is oil palms the plural of?
Oil palms is the plural of oil palm.

Words near oil palms in the dictionary

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

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