co|co|nut

co|co|nut
co|co|nut «KOH kuh NUHT, -nuht», noun, adj
–n.
1. the large, round, brown, hard-shelled nut of the coconut palm. Coconuts have a white lining that is good to eat and a whitish or clear liquid called coconut milk, used as a drink. The white lining is cut up into shreds and used for cakes, puddings, and pies.
2. the fruit of the coconut palm, containing the nut within a thick, ovoid, fibrous husk: »

The coconut yields six commercial products: copra, coconut oil, coconuts, shredded coconut, oil cake, and coir fiber (Colby and Foster).

3. = coconut palm. (Cf. ↑coconut palm)
–adj.
of or made from the fruit of the coconut. Also, cocoanut.

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