JOJOBA

[ hə'həʊbə , həʊ- ]

■ noun

1》 (also ~ oil ) an oil extracted from the seeds of a North American shrub, used in cosmetics.

2》 the leathery-leaved evergreen shrub that produces ~ seeds. [ Simmondsia chinensis .]

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Mex. Sp.