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I try to be as organic and natural as possible when it comes to make up, so I always carry around coconut oil for removing and jojoba or Argan oil as a moisturiser.
Frida Gustavsson

Meaning of "jojoba" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JOJOBA

Mexican Spanish.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JOJOBA

jojoba  [həʊˈhəʊbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOJOBA

noun
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conjunction
determiner
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Jojoba is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JOJOBA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jojoba

Jojoba i/həˈhoʊbə/ is a shrub which is native to the Sonoran, Mojave and Baja California deserts of Arizona, California, and Mexico and the southernmost portion of the California Floristic Province. It is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order Caryophyllales. It's also known as goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bush. Jojoba is grown commercially for its oil, a liquid wax ester, extracted from the seed. The plant has also been used to combat and prevent desertification in the Thar Desert in India.

Definition of jojoba in the English dictionary

The definition of jojoba in the dictionary is a shrub or small tree of SW North America, Simmondsia californica, that has edible seeds containing a valuable oil used in cosmetics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOJOBA


algaroba
ˌælɡəˈrəʊbə
algarroba
ˌælɡəˈrəʊbə
araroba
ˌærəˈrəʊbə
aroba
əˈrəʊbə
arroba
əˈrəʊbə
boba
ˈbəʊbə
disrober
dɪsˈrəʊbə
lobar
ˈləʊbə
Manitoba
ˌmænɪˈtəʊbə
October
ɒkˈtəʊbə
prober
ˈprəʊbə
sober
ˈsəʊbə
unilobar
ˌjuːnɪˈləʊbə
unsober
ʌnˈsəʊbə
wardrober
ˈwɔːdrəʊbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOJOBA

jointless
jointly
jointness
jointress
jointure
jointuress
jointweed
jointworm
Joinville
joist
jojoba oil
joke
joker
jokesmith
jokesome
jokester
jokey
jokier
jokiest
jokily

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOJOBA

aba
Abba
Alba
ameba
araba
Aruba
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baba
cba
Cuba
Curitiba
dagoba
Elba
Lake Manitoba
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Saba
samba
scuba
tuba
Zumba

Synonyms and antonyms of jojoba in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jojoba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOJOBA

Find out the translation of jojoba to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jojoba from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jojoba» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荷荷巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jojoba
570 millions of speakers

English

jojoba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Jojoba
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجوجوبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жожоба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jojoba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jojoba
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jojoba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jojoba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jojoba
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホホバ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호호바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jojoba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jojoba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jojoba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॉजोबा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jojoba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jojoba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jojoba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жожоба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jojoba
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

jojoba
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jojoba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jojobaolja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jojoba
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jojoba

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Frida Gustavsson
I try to be as organic and natural as possible when it comes to make up, so I always carry around coconut oil for removing and jojoba or Argan oil as a moisturiser.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOJOBA»

Discover the use of jojoba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jojoba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jojoba: New Crop for Arid Lands, New Raw Material for Industry
Descricao botanica, manejo, uso e utilizacao da jojoba para industria. Apresenta seu potencial de producao para regioes aridas.
‎1985
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The Book of Edible Nuts
Jojoba. Nufo. PRESENT AND POTENTIAL USES FOR JOJOBA. added to soups, stewed with meat, or made into a starchy flour. The jack tree has been introduced throughout the world's tropical lowlands, where it thrives in warm, wet regions ...
Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., 2004
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Bioenergy Development: Issues and Impacts for Poverty and ...
Jojoba lives 100–200 years and is very tolerant of high temperatures and low moisture. Cold temperatures and frost significantly reduce seed yield. Jojoba generally does not produce an economically useful seed yield until the 4th or 5th year ...
Elizabeth Cushion, Adrian Whiteman, Gerhard Dieterle, 2010
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Products from Jojoba: A Promising New Crop for Arid Lands
A Promising New Crop for Arid Lands. source, immune from the vagaries of international commerce, U.S. industry would be assured of a continuous supply of uniform quality. CONCLUSION 4 Indian Economic Development JOJOBA COULD ...
‎1975
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Desert Plants: Biology and Biotechnology
Chapter. 19. Biotechnology. Advances. in. Jojoba. (Simmondsia. chinensis). Muppala P. Reddy and Jitendra Chikara Abstract Wax esters have important applications in medicine, and in the cosmetics and food industries, besides their more ...
Kishan Gopal Ramawat, 2009
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Aromatherapy Handbook for Beauty, Hair, and Skin Care
Jojoba oil is derived from a plant that grows in California, Arizona, and Mexico. It lives as long as one hundred years and thrives in the desert at temperatures as high as 122°F, without noticeable absorption of water. A waxy coating seals the ...
Erich Keller, 1999
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Complete Aromatherapy Handbook: Essential Oils for Radiant ...
Jojoba Oil Widely used by Native Americans, this oil is derived from the fruit (nut) of the jojoba plant that grows up to 10 feet high, and can be found in the deserts of the United States and Mexico. It withstands temperatures of up to 160° F (60° ...
Susanne Fischer-Rizzi, 1990
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New Scientist
T H W K Jojoba could stop A PLANT that grows wild in Mexico could help African farmers stop the spread of the Sahara — and earn valuable foreign currency. The plant is the jojoba (pronounced ho-ho-ba), which scientists have long known ...
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Jet
(201) Send bottle(s) of Jojoba Extract at $14.95 each plus $1 for postage and handling. I enclose my Dcheck Dmoney order. Please charge to my: Card expiration date n VISA D Master Charge . Name Address APT. City State : Zip Mail to: ...
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A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
Simmondsia chinensis English names: jojoba, goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, gray box bush Spanish name: jojoba Jojoba is currently the Sonoran Deserts second most economically valuable native plant, ...
Steven J. Phillips, Patricia Wentworth Comus, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOJOBA»

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Can Aussie's 3 Minute Miracle Really Hydrate Your Hair In 180 …
... shiny waves in 3 short minutes with a nourishing and intensely hydrating formula, made with a touch of Australian aloe, jojoba, and sea kelp. «TheGloss, Jul 15»
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Global wax market, share, size, trends, analysis and industry …
Natural wax includes animal wax, bayberry wax, jojoba oil, soy wax, rice bran wax, tallow tree wax, beeswax, rice bran wax, shellac wax, ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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Hair Care Tips For After Swimming, So Your Lovely Locks Don't …
The oil (jojoba oil also works well), forms a protective layer that keeps salt out. The salt water can bleach out your ends, which looks fabulous if ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Say goodbye to dry skin | The New Age Online
Olive oil, avocado oil or jojoba oil work from inside out. They do not leave an oily residue. Aloe vera is soothing, and helps remove dead skin ... «The New Age Online, Jul 15»
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Looking for a holiday closer to home? Here are four UK staycation …
And this is where I find myself a few hours later, having a full body massage where the "golf balls in my shoulders" are rubbed away with jojoba ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jul 15»
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Fun ways to use lavender you might not have thought of - KOMO News
Dilute the lavender oil in olive oil, jojoba, or aloe before applying. Cleaning. Move over Mr. Clean. Lavender might smell sweet and dainty, but it ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
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Beauty Products That Will Do Your Booty Good
It's blended with red raspberry, goji, guava and green coffee bean extracts, mango butter and jojoba and olive oils that's easy to massage into ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Carice's guide to loving your natural hair
Water is the best moisturiser for natural hair and you can then seal that moisture in with your favourite oil (such as olive, jojoba or coconut) or ... «DestinyConnect, Jul 15»
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Sunscreens uncovered - my latest finds and rejects
The sunscreen has 12.1% titanium dioxide and is backed up by rice bran extract, apple extract, chicory, rosemary and jojoba. The hunt ... «Truth In Aging, Jul 15»
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Top 15 Tips for Beautiful Lips
Moisturizer is needed to keep lips chap free, and for that you need a good lip balm which holds jojoba oil, Shea butter and olive oil. Further ... «Journal Reporter, Jul 15»

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