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oil palm

oil palm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oil pahm]
    • /ɔɪl pɑm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oil pahm]
    • /ɔɪl pɑm/

Definitions of oil palm words

  • noun oil palm an African feather palm, Elaeis guineensis, the fruits of which yield palm oil. 1
  • noun oil palm a tropical African palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, the fruits of which yield palm oil 0
  • noun oil palm a tropical African palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) whose seeds yield palm oil 0

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Origin of oil palm

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Oil palm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oil palm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for oil palm

verb oil palm

  • bribe — A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
  • buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
  • get to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • got to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.

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