Cocos nucifera

Definitions of Cocos nucifera
  1. noun
    tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
    synonyms: coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree
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    type of:
    palm, palm tree
    any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
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