About The Word Elaeis
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Elaeis
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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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