Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil palm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
oil -palm
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.

noun

Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

oil palms (plural)

Synonyms

African oil palm macaw fat

Questions

What does oil palm mean?
A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.

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