Definition of Elaeis

1. Noun. Oil palms.

Exact synonyms: Genus Elaeis
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Arecaceae, Family Arecaceae, Family Palmaceae, Family Palmae, Palm Family, Palmaceae, Palmae
Member holonyms: Oil Palm

Medical Definition of Elaeis

1. A genus of palms. Elaeis Guineensis, the African oil palm, is a tree twenty or thirty feet high, with immense pinnate leaves and large masses of fruit. The berries are rather larger than olives, and when boiled in water yield the orange-red palm oil. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Olive tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaeis

elaboratenesses
elaborates
elaborating
elaboration
elaboration
elaborations
elaborative
elaborative
Elaeagnaceae
elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus augustifolia
Elaeagnus commutata
Elaeagnus latifolia
elaeis (current term)
Elaeis
Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis oleifera
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus
elaeocarpus family
Elaeocarpus grandis
elaeolite
Elaeophora schneideri
elaeoptene
elaeostearic acid
Elagatis
Elagatis bipinnulata
elaidate
elaidic

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