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ALL meanings of babassu

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  • noun babassu a Brazilian palm tree, Orbignya martiana (or O. speciosa), having hard edible nuts that yield an oil used in making soap, margarine, etc 3
  • noun babassu any of a genus (Orbignya) of Brazilian palms whose edible nuts furnish an oil used in making soap, margarine, etc. 3
  • noun babassu A Brazilian palm that yields an edible oil sometimes used in cosmetics. 1
  • noun babassu a palm, Orbignya barbosiana, of northeastern Brazil, bearing nuts that yield babassu oil. 1
  • noun babassu a tall Brazilian feather palm, Orbignya barbosiana, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil. 0
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