a tropical African palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, the fruits of which yield palm oil
oil palm in American English
a tropical African palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) whose seeds yield palm oil
oil palm in American English
noun
an African feather palm, Elaeis guineensis, the fruits of which yield palm oil
Word origin
[1715–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1715–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: anesthesia, cowboy, dugout, hallmark, screening
Examples of 'oil palm' in a sentence
oil palm
He does not want to see the arrival of oil palm.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Oil palm planters also burn forest to clear it.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Huge tracts of rainforest are being cleared to make way for oil palm plants.
The Sun (2009)
If oil palm comes, we will see real conflict.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We have not cleared rainforest for oil palm plantation for ten years.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Palm oil is an edible oil from the fruit of a palm tree called the oil palm.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As demand is growing, so more and more forests are felled to make way for oil palm tree plantations.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Oil palms produce eight times more oil per hectare than soya beans or rapeseed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Two million acres have vanished every year as trees are felled, the wood sold and the land turned over to oil palms.