babassu oil

noun

"-
variants or less commonly babaçu oil
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: a fatty oil obtained from kernels of babassu nuts that is similar in properties and uses to coconut oil

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of babassu oil was in 1919

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“Babassu oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babassu%20oil. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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