palm kernel
- noun
- /pɑm ˈkɜrnəl/
- Specialized
:
nuez de palma
- This particular image of a man silhouetted against the steam from the boiling palm kernels is an arresting composition as well as a valuable document.
- palm kernel oil
Examples
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Then he takes the palm-kernel oil and says, "O Eshu, this is palm-kernel oil."
Academic text (2000) -
Then he takes the palm-kernel oil and says, "O Eshu, this is palm-kernel oil."
Academic text (2000) -
Before the rise of cocoa, palm oil, and palm kernels were the major agricultural exports of the Gold Coast through much of the nineteenth century.
Academic text (2003) -
It shows the harvesting and the different stages of cooking the palm kernels in huge pits and large pots.
Academic text (1991) -
The chef prefers to use palm kernel oil because it has a higher smoke point than other oils.
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In many tropical countries, palm kernels are collected to extract oil used in cooking and cosmetics.
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During the processing of palm kernels, the oil is separated from the seed through a mechanical extraction process.
Synonyms
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3.8
Edible part inside a seed, grain, or nut
1
5.2
A plant or seed grown to make oil
A seed from an oil palm tree that people use to make oil
A seed that contains a lot of oil used to make cooking oil and other oils
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'palm' (the tree) + 'kernel' (the seed or nut) yields the seed of a palm tree, so the overall sense is predictable from the parts. This noun+noun compound follows a common English pattern and would be inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Palm kernel is the hard seed inside the fruit of a palm tree, where kernel means 'seed' and palm shows the tree it comes from. So palm kernel means the seed of the oil palm that people use to make palm kernel oil.