elaeis

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; olive tree. ] (Bot.) A genus of palms. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Elæis Guineensis, the African oil palm, is a tree twenty or thirty feet high, with immense pinnate leaves and large masses of fruit. The berries are rather larger than olives, and when boiled in water yield the orange-red palm oil. [ 1913 Webster ]