[hoh-hoh-buh] 
| a shrub, Simmondsia chinensis (or S. californica), of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing seeds that are the source of an oil (jojoba oil) used in cosmetics and as a lubricant. |
| goat-nut (gōt'nŭt') n. See jojoba. [From its being a chief source of food for wild goats.] |
| jo·jo·ba (hə-hō'bə, hō-) n. A dioecious shrub (Simmondsia chinensis) of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, having opposite, leathery leaves and edible seeds that contain a valuable oil used in cosmetics and as a lubricant. Also called goat-nut. [American Spanish.] |
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