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Botanical name of jojoba is

A
Parthenium argentatum
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
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D
Simmondsia chinensis
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Solution

The correct option is C Simmondsia chinensis
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) is a shrub. It is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order Caryophyllales. It is grown commercially for its oil, a liquid wax ester extracted from the seed.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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