oil palm

oil palm

n.1. A tall palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) native to tropical Africa, having nutlike fruits that yield a commercially valuable oil. Also called African oil palm.2. Any of several palms that yield oil.

oil palm

n (Plants) a tropical African palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, the fruits of which yield palm oil

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oil palm - pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oilsfeather palm - palm having pinnate or featherlike leavesElaeis, genus Elaeis - oil palmsAfrican oil palm, Elaeis guineensis - oil palm of AfricaAmerican oil palm, Elaeis oleifera - palm of Central and South Americapalm kernel, palm nut - seed of any oil palm

Translations

棕榈油树

oil

(oil) noun a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals. olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil. 油 油 verb to put oil on or into. The machine will work better if it's oiled. 加油 加油oils noun plural oil paint. He paints in oils. 油畫顏料 油画颜料ˈoily adjective1. of, like or covered with oil. an oily liquid; an oily rag. 油的，油狀的，塗有油的 油的，油状的，涂有油的 2. trying to be too friendly or polite. The waiters in that restaurant are too oily. 討好人的 过于奉承的，油腔滑调的 ˈoilfield noun a place where mineral oil is found. There are oilfields in the North Sea. 油田 油田oil paint paint made with oil. Some artists prefer to use oil paint(s). 油畫顏料 油画颜料oil painting a picture painted with oil paints. 油畫 油画oil palm a palm tree whose fruit and seeds yield oil. 棕櫚油樹 棕榈油树ˈoil-rig noun a structure used to drill oil-wells. The ship sailed past an enormous oil-rig. 油田鑽井塔 油田钻井塔ˈoil-tanker noun a ship used for carrying oil. An oil-tanker has run aground near here. 油輪 油轮ˈoil-well noun a hole drilled into the earth or the sea-bed to obtain petroleum. 油井 油井strike oil to find oil under the ground. After drilling for several months, they finally struck oil; We've struck oil (= found what we have been looking for) in our search for a suitable house. 發現油礦 发现油矿