English Dictionary

palm oil

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 俗語

An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). / (slang) Money given as a bribe.

日本語の意味

パーム油：油ヤシの果実の果肉から抽出される食用の植物油 / （スラング）賄賂として渡される金銭

The bakery switched to palm oil to improve shelf life, sparking debate about environmental impacts.

そのパン屋は保存期間を延ばすためにパーム油に切り替え、環境への影響をめぐる論争を引き起こした。

意味（1）

An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).

Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.

意味（2）

(slang) Money given as a bribe.

palm oils （ plural ）