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cohune oil

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variants: or less commonly cohune-nut oil or cohune fat

Definition of cohune oil

: a yellowish semisolid fat obtained from cohune fruits and used in cooking and in soapmaking

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“Cohune oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cohune%20oil. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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