palm oil

noun

oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm

• Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil

• Substance Holonyms: ↑palm nut, ↑palm kernel

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I. noun

Etymology: palm (I) (of the hand)

slang : money given as a bribe or tip

II. noun

Etymology: palm (I) (tree)

: a semisolid or solid red or yellowish brown edible fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit especially of the African oil palm and used chiefly in making soap, candles, and lubricating greases and in coating iron or steel plates to be tinned

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1. a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.

2. oil obtained from various species of palm.

[1620-30]

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palm oil noun

An oil or fat obtained from the pulp of the fruit of palms, esp of the oil palm

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Main Entry: ↑palm

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palm oil UK US noun [uncountable]

a thick type of oil produced from the fruit of palm trees that is used especially for cooking and making soap

Thesaurus: oils and fats used in cooking_hyponym

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palm oil,

1. a yellowish or orange-colored, butterlike fat from the fruit of the oil palm, used in cosmetics and to make soap and candles.

2. British Slang. money given as a bribe.

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n. oil from the fruit of certain palms, esp. the West African oil palm

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noun [noncount]

: oil that is obtained from the fruit of some palm trees and used in cooking and in making soap and other products

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ˈpalm oil [palm oil] noun uncountable

oil obtained from the fruit of some types of ↑palm tree, used in cooking and in making soap, ↑candles, etc.