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jojoba
jo·jo·ba J0058600 (hə-hō′bə, hō-)n. An evergreen dioecious shrub (Simmondsia chinensis) of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, having opposite, leathery leaves and seeds that yield an oil used in cosmetics and as a lubricant. Also called goat-nut.
[American Spanish, of Uto-Aztecan origin; akin to O'odham hohowai.]jojoba (həʊˈhəʊbə) n (Plants) a shrub or small tree of SW North America, Simmondsia californica, that has edible seeds containing a valuable oil used in cosmetics[Mexican Spanish]jo•jo•ba (hoʊˈhoʊ bə)
n., pl. -bas. a shrub, Simmondsia chinensis (or S. californica), of the southwest U.S. and Mexico, bearing seeds that are the source of an oil (jojo′ba oil`) used in cosmetics and as a lubricant. [1920–25; < Mexican Spanish; ulterior orig. undetermined] Translationsjojoba
jojoba a shrub or small tree of SW North America, Simmondsia californica, that has edible seeds containing a valuable oil used in cosmetics  jojoba jojobaGrows 3-7 ft (1-3m) Grey-green oval-shaped opposite waxy leaves. Small greenish-yellow flowers. The hard bean seed is more that 54% oil content, a liquid wax, which is not digestible by humans (laxative), but makes a great skin lotion because it closely resembles human sebum, and is used for dry, chapped skin, dandruff, psoriasis, and is said to make hair grow.jojoba[hō′hō·bə] (agriculture) Simmondsia californica. A shrub adapted to the arid portions of the southwestern United States and Mexico; liquid extracted from the seed may be used as a substitute for sperm oil. jojoba
jo·jo·ba (hō-hō'bă) Herbal oil remedy pressed from Simmondsia chinensis and S. californica; alleged to grow hair and cure dermatologic disorders. [Mexican Sp.]jojoba (hŏ-hō′bă) [Mexican Span. fr the O'odham Indians] A shrub of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of North America (Simmondsia chinensis), whose seeds produce an oil used as an emollient. |