oil palm

noun

A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.

Similar
African oil palmmacaw fat
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Meanings

nounoil palm (plural oil palms)

plural oil palms

  1. A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.

    We […] could see a chain of islands in the distance ahead of us: the tall oil palm trees were like flags waving us in.

    2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 79

    Synonyms: African oil palm, macaw fat

  2. Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.

Similar
African oil palmmacaw fat

Translations

Catalan palmera d'oli
  • palmera d'olitree that produces palm oil
Chinese Mandarin 油棕櫚 /油棕榈, 油椰子
  • 油棕櫚 /油棕榈 (yóuzōnglǘ)tree that produces palm oil
  • 油椰子 (yóuyézi)tree that produces palm oil
Czech palma olejná
  • palma olejnátree that produces palm oil
Danish oliepalme
  • oliepalmetree that produces palm oil
Dutch oliepalm
  • oliepalmtree that produces palm oil
Estonian õlipalm
  • õlipalmtree that produces palm oil
Finnish öljypalmu
  • öljypalmutree that produces palm oil
French palmier à huile
  • palmier à huiletree that produces palm oil
German Ölpalme
  • Ölpalmetree that produces palm oil
Greek ααβόρα
  • ααβόρα (aavóra)tree that produces palm oil
Hungarian olajpálma
  • olajpálmatree that produces palm oil
Indonesian kelapa sawit
  • kelapa sawittree that produces palm oil
Irish pailm ola
  • pailm olatree that produces palm oil
Italian palma da olio
  • palma da oliotree that produces palm oil
Japanese アブラヤシ, 油椰子
  • アブラヤシ (aburayashi)tree that produces palm oil
  • 油椰子 (aburayashi)tree that produces palm oil
Korean 기름 야자
  • 기름 야자 (gireum yaja)tree that produces palm oil
Norwegian oljepalme
  • oljepalmetree that produces palm oil
Polish palma olejowa
  • palma olejowatree that produces palm oil
Portuguese palmeira-de-óleo, dendê
  • palmeira-de-óleotree that produces palm oil
  • dendêtree that produces palm oil
  • dendémtree that produces palm oil
  • dendezeirotree that produces palm oil
Russian ма́сличная па́льма
  • ма́сличная па́льма (másličnaja pálʹma)tree that produces palm oil
Slovak palma olejná
  • palma olejnátree that produces palm oil
Spanish palma aceitera
  • palma aceiteratree that produces palm oil
Swahili mchikichi
  • mchikichitree that produces palm oil
Swedish oljepalm
  • oljepalmtree that produces palm oil
Cite this entry
APA

oil palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20palm

MLA

“oil palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20palm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil palm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20palm.

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