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oil palm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

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:
2. Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.

Forms

Hyponyms

Elaeis oleifera (any palm that produces palm oil) · Cocos nucifera (any palm that produces palm oil) · Attalea maripa (any palm that produces palm oil)

Synonyms

macaw fat (Elaeis guineensis) · African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)

Translations (40)

ig nkwụ (tree that produces palm oil) · de Ölpalme (tree that produces palm oil) · da oliepalme (tree that produces palm oil) · sk palma olejná (tree that produces palm oil) · es palma aceitera (tree that produces palm oil) · it palma da olio (tree that produces palm oil) · cmn 油棕櫚 /油棕榈 (tree that produces palm oil) · sh палма уљарица (tree that produces palm oil) · sw mchikichi (tree that produces palm oil) · srn maripa (tree that produces palm oil) · pt dendém (tree that produces palm oil) · id kelapa sawit (tree that produces palm oil) · hu olajpálma (tree that produces palm oil) · ga pailm ola (tree that produces palm oil) · el ααβόρα (tree that produces palm oil) · nko ɔbɛ (tree that produces palm oil) · nup yikunnuci (tree that produces palm oil) · yo ọ̀pẹ (tree that produces palm oil) · ru ма́сличная па́льма (tree that produces palm oil) · no oljepalme (tree that produces palm oil) · et õlipalm (tree that produces palm oil) · ja 油椰子 (tree that produces palm oil) · pt dendê (tree that produces palm oil) · cs palma olejná (tree that produces palm oil) · nl oliepalm (tree that produces palm oil) · ca palmera d'oli (tree that produces palm oil) · srn obe (tree that produces palm oil) · ja アブラヤシ (tree that produces palm oil) · pt palmeira-de-óleo (tree that produces palm oil) · fi öljypalmu (tree that produces palm oil) · pt dendezeiro (tree that produces palm oil) · nuj ehihindu (tree that produces palm oil) · sv oljepalm (tree that produces palm oil) · sh palma uljarica (tree that produces palm oil) · ln mbíla (tree that produces palm oil) · ko 기름 야자 (tree that produces palm oil) · ht glouglou (tree that produces palm oil) · cmn 油椰子 (tree that produces palm oil) · pl palma olejowa (tree that produces palm oil) · fr palmier à huile (tree that produces palm oil)