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three petals. The
palm fruit is reddish,
about the size of a
large plum, and
grows in
large bunches. Each
fruit is made up of an
oily,
fleshy outer layer...
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exocrine gland in the skin that
opens into a hair
follicle to
secrete an
oily or waxy matter,
called sebum,
which lubricates the hair and skin of mammals...
- The
coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a
member of the
palm tree
family (Arecaceae) and the only
living species of the
genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or...
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large bunches. Each
fruit is made up of an
oily,
fleshy outer layer (the pericarp), with a
single seed (the
palm kernel), also rich in oil. When ripe, each...
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alkaloid found in the
areca nut, the
fruit of the
areca palm (Areca catechu). It is an
odourless oily liquid. It can
bring a
sense of
enhanced alertness and...
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domesticated for its
starchy and
oily fruits, of
which the
heart of
palm is the most
valued part in
modern cultivation.
Peach palm has a
rapid juvenile growth...
- po****tions, and skin type can
range from dry to non-dry and from
oily to non-
oily. Such skin
variety provides a rich and
diverse habitat for the approximately...
- a kind of
oily and
volatile essential oil in the
Heracleum persi**** plant,
which is used to
flavor some foods. The sap of the Tromsø
palm contains furanocoumarins...
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Astrocaryum vulgare is a very
spiny palm native to the
Guianas and the Amazon. It is a
species which has
greatly benefited from deforestation, as it cannot...
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Butia capitata, also
known as
jelly palm, is a
Butia palm native to the
states of
Minas Gerais and Goiás in Brazil. It is
known locally as coquinho-azedo...
