Noun: Orbignya martiana
- Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and vegetable ivory
"Orbignya martiana oil is used in cosmetics and as a cooking oil";
- babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa
Type of: feather palm
Part of: genus Orbignya, Orbignya
Encyclopedia: Orbignya martiana