jojoba en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /həˈhəʊbə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /həˈhoʊbə/ (General-American)
- /hoʊˈhoʊbə/ (General-American)
- /həʊˈhəʊbə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- hə-hōʹbə (General-American)
- hō-hōʹbə (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowai.
Meanings
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Any member of the species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.
The ground was bad – rocky and hard. That was why we used it for jojoba plants. The plants are tough. They donʼt need much.
1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 195:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jojobas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
jojoba ester · jojoba wax · jojoba oil
Relateds
Synonyms
quinine nut, coffeeberry (Simmondsia chinensis) · gray box bush (Simmondsia chinensis) · deer nut (Simmondsia chinensis) · goat nut (Simmondsia chinensis) · pignut (Simmondsia chinensis) · wild hazel (Simmondsia chinensis)
Translations (5)
es jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) · fr jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) · de Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) · pt jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) · bg жожоба (Simmondsia chinensis)