Definitions for babassuˌbɑ bəˈsu
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ba•bas•suˌbɑ bəˈsu(n.)(pl.)-sus.
a palm, Orbignya barbosiana, of NE Brazil, bearing nuts that yield an oil used in the manufacture of soaps and cosmetics and as a cooking oil.
Category: Plants
Origin of babassu:
1920–25; < Pg babaçú
Princeton's WordNet
babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana(noun)
tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
Wiktionary
babassu(Noun)
a tall Brazilian feather palm, Orbignya barbosiana, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil
Origin: Portuguese from Tupi
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