oil palm

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oil palm (plural oil palms)

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

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