Lexic.us

Definition of Babassu palm

1. Noun. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Babassu Palm

Literary usage of Babassu palm

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

1. Riches of the Forest: Fruits, Remedies and Handicrafts in Latin America by Citlalli López Binnqüist, Patricia Shanley, Alfredo Celso Fantini (2004)
"The fronds or leaves of the babassu palm are used to build traditional huts. In addition to its subsistence uses, babassu is also an important source of ..."

2. Current Issues in Non-timber Forest Products Research: Proceedings of the by J. E. Michael Arnold, Manuel Ruiz Pérez (1996)
"For example, babassu palm oil soap produced by an enterprise in Brazil had too much added scent for the US market, but was not scented enough for the ..."

3. Brazil Today and Tomorrow by Lilian Elwyn (Elliott) Joyce (1917)
"In Maranhao, where the babassu palm grows luxuriantly, a local industry extracts the fine oil from the kernel hidden in a stony shell, and experimental ..."

4. Investing in Biological Diversity: The Cairns Conference : Proceedings of by OECD Staff (1997)
"... 53 Includes kermel, charcoal, and feed meal of Anderson et a!. (1991) Indonesia babassu palm. Unclear if returns net or gross Combu Island, ..."

5. Priorities for Forestry and Agroforestry Policy Research: Report on an by H. M. Gregersen, Peter Oram, John Spears (1992)
"babassu palm in the agroforestry systems in Brazil's mid-north region. Agroforestry Systems 3 (39). Page, J., and W. Steel. 1984. ..."

6. One Earth, One Future: Our Changing Global Environment by Cheryl Simon Silver (1992)
"... an extremely effective medication for Hodgkin's disease and acute lymphocytic leukemia, and the babassu palm of the Amazon basin, which produces oil. ..."

7. Biomass and Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets and Policies by OECD Staff (2004)
"Representative energy plant species for different climate regions (tropical and sub-tropical climate) Aleman Grass polystachya) (Echinochloa babassu palm ..."

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