Jojoba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowi.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /həˈhəʊbə/, /həʊˈhəʊbə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hoʊˈhoʊbə/, /həˈhoʊbə/, enPR: hō-hōʹbə, hə-hōʹbə
• Hyphenation: jo‧jo‧ba

Noun

jojoba (plural jojobas)

1. A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

Synonyms

• (Simmondsia chinensis): goat