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Babassu

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Noun

1. babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, orbignya martiana, orbignya phalerata, orbignya spesiosa

tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

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Babassu

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noun
a Brazilian palm tree, Orbignya martiana (or O. speciosa), having hard edible nuts that yield an oil used in making soap, margarine, etc

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Babassu

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noun
any of a genus (Orbignya) of Brazilian palms whose edible nuts furnish an oil used in making soap, margarine, etc.

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Babassu

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n.
A Brazilian feather-leaved palm (Orbignya phalerata) having hard-shelled fruits whose seeds yield an oil used in food and skin-care products and as a biofuel.

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