coconut Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
coconut meat.
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noun large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
cocoanut.
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noun tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
coco palm; coconut palm; Cocos nucifera; coconut tree; coco; cocoa palm.