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ELAEIS GUINEENSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Elaeis guineensis mean?
• ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (noun)
The noun ELAEIS GUINEENSIS has 1 sense:
1. oil palm of Africa
Familiarity information: ELAEIS GUINEENSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil palm of Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
African oil palm; Elaeis guineensis
Hypernyms ("Elaeis guineensis" is a kind of...):
oil palm (pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils)
Context examples
The edible oil extracted from the kernels of the oil palm, Elaeis guineensis.
(Palm Kernel Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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