jojoba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

/həˈhəʊbə/ /həʊˈhəʊbə/ /hoʊˈhoʊbə/ /həˈhoʊbə/ hō-hōʹbə hə-hōʹbə En-us-jojoba.ogg

jojoba jojobas

Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowai.

goat nut deer nut pignut wild hazel quinine nut, coffeeberry gray box bush

jujube

jojoba ester jojoba oil

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