coconut

(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

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also co·coa·nut

noun
  1. The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  2. The large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut, containing white flesh surrounding a partially fluid-filled central cavity.
  3. The edible white flesh of the coconut, often shredded and used in food and confections or for the extraction of coconut oil.
  4. 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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