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oil palm

DEFINITIONS OF: oil palm

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n pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils

Types:
African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis
oil palm of Africa
American oil palm, Elaeis oleifera
palm of Central and South America
Type of:
feather palm
palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves
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