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coconut

DEFINITIONS OF: coconut

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n 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
Type of:
edible nut
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell

n tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics

Synonyms:
Cocos nucifera, coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut palm, coconut tree
Type of:
palm, palm tree
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

n the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries

Synonyms:
coconut meat
Types:
copra
the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
Type of:
food, solid food
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
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