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Elaeis

noun

oil palms

• Syn: ↑genus Elaeis

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms:

↑Palmae, ↑family Palmae, ↑Palmaceae, ↑family Palmaceae, ↑Arecaceae, ↑family Arecaceae, ↑palm family

• Member Meronyms: ↑oil palm

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\\ə̇ˈlēə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, probably modification of Greek elaïs olive tree, from elaia olive

: a genus of pinnate-leaved palms having very dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruits — see african oil palm

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Elaeis /e-lēˈis/

noun

The oil palm genus

ORIGIN: Gr elaion olive oil

Useful english dictionary. 2012.