babassu

n.
A Brazilian feather-leaved palm (Orbignya phalerata) bearing hard-shelled fruits whose seeds yield an oil that is used in food and skin-care products and as a biofuel.

[Portuguese babaçú, from Tupi babassú, ibabassú : ibá, fruit + -bassú, variant of -assú, -guassú, big.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
  Synonyms: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana

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