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corozo

British  
/ kəˈrəʊzəʊ /

noun

  1. a tropical American palm, Corozo oleifera, whose seeds yield a useful oil

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of corozo

C18: via Spanish from an Indian name

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Plant remains show the use of maize, legumes, and multiple palm species -- moriche palm, corozo palm, cumare palm, totai palm, palmita, and peach palm.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

"Even though I have a bad leg, I help out," he says, intertwining the corozo leaves.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2022

The two-storey, wooden rafts are built by hand atop two large canoes and covered with the looping corozo leaves, bright lights and balloons mirroring the town's blue and white flag.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2022

The 100 percent cotton twill chino with a compact weave, tonal herringbone pocketing and natural corozo buttons has a slightly oversize fit, a high waist and a straight leg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2018

I rest under the shade of the corozo palm, and quaff the wine of the acrocomia.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid

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