Jojoba
//həˈhəʊbə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.
"The ground was bad – rocky and hard. That was why we used it for jojoba plants. The plants are tough. They donʼt need much."
Example
More examples"Other natural products are also being used in place of plastic. They include the pit, or center, of apricot fruits and the shells of nuts. The pits and shells are ground up and are rough enough to be exfoliants. They — along with jojoba beads — have been used for years by cosmetics manufacturers. So has pumice — a lightweight stone formed by volcanic activity. It has long been used in many kinds of exfoliating and cleaning products."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowai.
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