palm kernel

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1. The kernel of a palm.

   Michael's father, Ambrose Agoh, said they had eaten palm kernels to survive.

   1970 January 24, Anthony Lewis, “North Biafra: A Land of Unimagined Devastation and Suffering”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2025

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   As it still stands in the Main Centennial Building that exhibition is of great interest, including in its display such valuable native products as coffee, palm oil, palm kernels, indigo, cocoa, ivory, iron ore, sugar, palm soap, palm-kernel oil, arrowroot, ginger, cam wood, hard wood and Liberian rubber.

   1879 September 22, “Light from Liberia. A Bright Spot upon a Dark Country […]”, in The Times, number 1469, Philadelphia, Pa., →OCLC, page [4], column 3

   With the fufu there is interestingly spiced palm-butter stew, made by pounding palm kernels and separating off the oil, which is mellow and tasty; […]

   1992 April 2, Jonathan Gold, “Back to the Fufu”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2025