jojoba
/həʊˈhəʊbə/noun
1
- （亦作jojoba oil）[mass noun] an oil extracted from the seeds of an American shrub, widely used in cosmetics希蒙得木油。
2
- the leathery-leaved evergreen shrub or small tree that produces these seeds, native to south-western North America希蒙得木, 霍霍巴树。
2.1
- Simmondsia chinensis, the only member of the family Simmondsiaceae.拉丁名Simmondsia chinensis, 希蒙得木科唯一种。
词源
early 20th cent.: from Mexican Spanish.