Definitions for palm oil

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

palm′ oil`(n.)

  1. a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.

  2. oil obtained from various species of palm.

Origin of palm oil:

1620–30

Princeton's WordNet

  1. palm oil(noun)

    oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm


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