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Noun: oil palm  oyl paam
  1. Pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils

Derived forms: oil palms

Type of: feather palm

Part of: Elaeis, genus Elaeis

Encyclopedia: Oil palm