BABASSU

Meaning of BABASSU in English

/bah'beuh sooh"/ , n.

a palm, Orbignya barbosiana, of northeastern Brazil, bearing nuts that yield babassu oil.

[ 1920-25;

babaçú ybá fruit + guasu large ]

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BABASSU — noun Etymology: Portuguese babaçú, from Tupi *ɨβáwasú, from ɨβá fruit + -wasú large Date: 1917 a tall pinnate-leaved palm ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BABASSU — |bäbə|sü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese babaçú : a tall pinnate-leaved palm ( Orbignya speciosa or O. martiana ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BABASSU — n. tall palm tree found in Brazil that bears hard-shelled nut which produces oil (used in the manufacture of margarine, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BABASSU — noun Etymology: Portuguese babaçú, from Tupi * i̵βáwasú, from i̵βá fruit + -wasú large Date: 1917 : a tall pinnate-leaved …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BABASSU — [ba.bas.su] n [Pg babacu] (1917): a tall pinnate-leaved palm (Orbignya barbosiana) of Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil
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BABASSU — бабасу
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BABASSU — бот. бабассу (Orbignya)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BABASSU — бот. бабассу ( Orbignya )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BABASSU — бабасу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BABASSU — Pronunciation: ˌ bä-b ə - ' sü Function: noun Etymology: Portuguese babaçú, from Tupi * ɨ β áwasú, from ɨ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BABASSU OIL — “- noun also ba·ba·çu oil “ : a fatty oil obtained from kernels of babassu nuts that is similar in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BABASSU OIL — a yellow oil expressed or extracted from babassu nuts, used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps and cosmetics and as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BABASSU PALM — Babassu palm (Orbignya speciosa). (Orbignya martiana, O. oleifera, or O. speciosa), tall palm tree with feathery leaves that grows wild …
Britannica English vocabulary
BABAÇU OIL — noun see babassu oil
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TERESINA — city, capital of Piau estado (state), northeastern Brazil. The city lies along the Parnaba River (there bridged to Timon in …
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SAO LUIS — city, capital of Maranho estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It lies on the west side of So Lus Island on the …
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PIAU — estado (state) of northeastern Brazil, bordered by the states of Cear, Pernambuco, and Bahia, by a very small part of …
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PARNABA — port city, northwestern Piau state, northeastern Brazil, on the Rio Igarau, an outlet of the Rio Parnaba, 9 mi (14 …
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MARANHO — estado (state) of northern Brazil, situated south of the Equator and to the southeast of the Amazon River basin. About …
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GUAJAR-MIRIM — city, western Rondnia estado (state), western Brazil. It lies along the Mamor River. Primarily a transportation centre, Guajar-Mirim handles traffic …
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CAXIAS — city, east central Maranho state, northeastern Brazil, on the Rio Itapicuru, at 207 ft (63 m) above sea level. Formerly …
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BANANAL ISLAND — Babassu palm (Orbignya speciosa). Portuguese Ilha Do Bananal, island, Tocantins estado (state), central Brazil. The island is formed by the …
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БАБАССУ — бот. (Orbignya) babassu
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
БАБАСУ — babassu
Большой Русско-Английский словарь

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