"jojoba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /həˈhəʊbə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /həʊˈhəʊbə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /hoʊˈhoʊbə/ [General-American], /həˈhoʊbə/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-jojoba.ogg [US] Forms: jojobas [plural]
enPR: hō-hōʹbə Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|jojoba}} Spanish jojoba, {{der|en|ood|hohowi}} O'odham hohowi Head templates: {{en-noun}} jojoba (plural jojobas)
  1. A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed. Categories (lifeform): Caryophyllales order plants Synonyms (Simmondsia chinensis): goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, gray box bush Derived forms: jojoba ester, jojoba oil Related terms: jujube Translations (Simmondsia chinensis): жожоба (žožoba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), jojoba [masculine] (French), Jojoba [feminine] (German), jojoba [feminine] (Portuguese), jojoba [feminine] (Spanish)

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /xoˈxoba/, [xoˈxo.β̞a] Forms: jojobas [plural]
Rhymes: -oba Etymology: Borrowed from O'odham hohowi. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|ood|hohowi|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} O'odham hohowi, {{bor+|es|ood|hohowi}} Borrowed from O'odham hohowi Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} jojoba f (plural jojobas)
  1. jojoba (plant) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-jojoba-es-noun-OE37wHaO Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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