jojoba
noun/həˈhəʊbə/, /həʊˈhəʊbə/
/həʊˈhəʊbə/
- [uncountable] oil from the seeds of an American plant, often used in cosmetics
- [uncountable, countable] the plant that produces these seeds
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Mexican Spanish.
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