Crossword clues for babassu
The Collaborative International Dictionary
babassu \babassu\ n. 1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil ( Orbignya barbosiana) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil ( ) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil () and a kind of vegetable ivory.
Syn: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana.
Wiktionary
n. a tall Brazilian feather palm, ''Orbignya barbosiana'', having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil
WordNet
n : tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "babassu".
Which meant simply that it was higher ground, well-drained, that there were tall babassu palms, the fronds of which met overhead to form a cathedral-like effect with the last of the evening sunlight streaming down.