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Elaeis

Elaeis Meaning & Definition
Elaeis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elaeis?

[n] oil palms

Synonyms | Synonyms for Elaeis: genus Elaeis

Related Terms | Find terms related to Elaeis:

See Also | Arecaceae | family Arecaceae | family Palmaceae | family Palmae | liliopsid genus | monocot genus | oil palm | palm family | Palmaceae | Palmae

Elaeis In Webster's Dictionary

\E*l[ae]"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? olive tree.] (Bot.) A genus of palms. Note: El[ae]is Guineensis, the African oil palm, is a tree twenty or thirty feet high, with immense pinnate leaves and large masses of fruit. The berries are rather larger than olives, and when boiled in water yield the orange-red palm oil.

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