Etymology

jojoba

jo·jo·ba
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Today it means: Any member of the species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed. Full definition →

Spanish jojoba ← O'odham hohowai
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The story

  1. O'odham · derived fromhohowai
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromjojoba
  3. English todayjojoba

Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowai.

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