PALM NUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Seed of any oil palm

Synonyms:

palm kernel; palm nut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("palm nut" is a kind of...):

nut (usually large hard-shelled seed)

Meronyms (substance of "palm nut"):

palm oil (oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm)

Holonyms ("palm nut" is a part of...):

oil palm (pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils)