BABASSU

babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana

(noun) tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

babassu (plural babassus)

A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.

Synonyms

• coco de macao

Source: Wiktionary



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