Babassu

Word BABASSU
Character 7
Hyphenation babassu
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Definitions and meanings of "Babassu"

What do we mean by babassu?

A Brazilian feather-leaved palm (Orbignya phalerata) having hard-shelled fruits whose seeds yield an oil used in food and skin-care products and as a biofuel. noun

A tall feather palm of northern Brazil (Orbignya barbosiana) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (babassu oil) and a kind of vegetable ivory. noun

A tall Brazilian feather palm, Orbignya barbosiana, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil noun

Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory noun

A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.

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The word "babassu" in example sentences

Virgin Atlantic in 2008 became the first airline to fly with biofuel—in that instance derived from coconut and babassu palm oil that was used in a 20% mix in one of the Boeing 747's four fuel tanks. ❋ Ross Kelly (2011)

People and the Palm Forest: Biology and utilization of babassu palms in Maranhão, Brazil. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mrs. Lopes rallied the women to stand in the path of a bulldozer bearing down on their babassu palm forest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Other airlines have already tested algae and oil from the jatropha plant and the babassu nut. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was interested to see that Virgin Atlantic flew a 747 from London's Heathrow Airport to Amsterdam, fueled partly by coconuts and Brazilian babassu nuts. ❋ News From Mad Plato (2008)

I've never seen a babassu nut, but it's amazing that it helped power an airplane the size of a 747. ❋ News From Mad Plato (2008)

Virgin Atlantic conducted a test flight with a Boeing 747 powered by biofuels, which is a mix of coconut and babassu oil. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The plane's one engine flew successfully using fuel derived from a mixture of Brazilian babassu nuts and coconuts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On Maiden Voyage Ever a showman, Virgin Atlantic Airlines President Richard Branson opened a vial of jet fuel made with oil from coconuts and Brazilian babassu nuts and drank it, forcing a stiff smile. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The future for viable biofuels won't likely be coconuts and babassu nuts, however, since oil from those plants, which are both used in cosmetics, lip balms and shaving creams, can't be produced in sufficient quantity to power the world's airlines. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On Sunday, Virgin Airlines flew a jumbo jet from London to Amsterdam powered in part by coconuts ( "a biofuel mixture of coconut and babassu oil" to be more precise). ❋ Unknown (2008)

His Hair Pomade with organic mango butter and babassu oil controls and shapes short styles and frizzy hair and makes a great elbow, heel, and cuticle balm. ❋ Kat James (2007)

Palms such as the babassu provide food, shade, and shelter, while fallen and rotten logs offer secure retreats from predators. ❋ Unknown (1991)

With a light, gentle tan courtesy of vegetan, a naturally derived ingredient, infused with blackcurrant and babassu oils, the effect is instant hydration with a subtle, healthy-looking glow, strictly devoid of tangerine tinge. ❋ Jasmine Gardner (2012)

The fuel was made from a mix of coconuts and Brazilian babassu nuts. ❋ Rose Jacobs (2011)

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