Definition of Elaeis oleifera

1. Noun. Palm of Central and South America.

Exact synonyms: American Oil Palm
Generic synonyms: Oil Palm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaeis Oleifera

El Nino
El Nino southern oscillation
El Niño
El Paso
El Qahira
El Salvador
El Salvadoran colon
El Salvadoran monetary unit
El Tel
El Tor vibrio
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus augustifolia
Elaeagnus commutata
Elaeagnus latifolia
Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis oleifera (current term)
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus grandis
Elaeophora schneideri
Elagatis
Elagatis bipinnulata
Elaina
Elaine
Elam
Elamite
Elamites
Elamitic
Elanoides
Elanoides forficatus

Literary usage of Elaeis oleifera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Fragile Tropics of Latin America: Sustainable Management of Changing by Toshie Nishizawa, Juha I. Uitto (1995)
"Andrade (1983: 23) found an association between the presence of Elaeis oleifera and anthropogenic black soils in areas of the Madeira river and south of the ..."

2. Amazonia by Nigel J. H. Smith (1995)
"... (Elaeis oleifera) resists spear rot and has already been used in crossing work with E. guineensis to reduce the latter's height and thereby facilitate ..."

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