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Noun: oil palm  oyl paam
  1. Pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils
    "The oil palm plantation stretched as far as the eye could see"

Derived forms: oil palms

Type of: feather palm

Part of: Elaeis, genus Elaeis

Encyclopedia: Oil palm