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coconut
(kō′kə nut′)
or cocoanut
noun
the fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a thick, fibrous, brown, oval husk under which there is a thin, hard shell enclosing a layer of edible white meat: the hollow center is filled with a sweet, milky fluid called
See coconut in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also co·coa·nut
noun- The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- The large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut, containing white flesh surrounding a partially fluid-filled central cavity.
- The edible white flesh of the coconut, often shredded and used in food and confections or for the extraction of coconut oil.
- A coconut palm.
Origin:
Origin: Portuguese côco, grinning skull, goblin, coconut (probably from Late Latin coccum, shell; see cocoon)
Origin: + nut
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