 coconut |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries | |
| Synonyms: | coconut_meat | |
| Related terms: | foodstuff food copra | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany,food) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk | |
| Synonyms: | cocoanut | |
| Related terms: | edible_nut copra coconut_milk coconut_oil | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics | |
| Synonyms: | coco_palm cocoa_palm coco coconut_tree Cocos_nucifera coconut_palm | |
| Related terms: | palm Cocos | |
| Similar spelling: |
cocoanut couchant |
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