fibrous husk of the coconut

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• coconut palm — a tall, tropical palm, Cocos nucifera, bearing large, hard shelled seeds enclosed in a thick, fibrous husk. Cf. coconut (def. 3). [1830 40] * * * Tree (Cocos nucifera) of the palm family, one of the most important crops of the tropics. Its… …   Universalium

• Coconut — For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• coconut — co co*nut, Cocoanut Co coa*nut (k[=o] k[ o]*n[u^]t ), n. 1. the edible white meat of a coconut[3]; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries. Syn: coconut meat. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the {cocoa palm}. Syn: coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• coconut — or cocoanut [kō′kə nut΄] n. 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… …   English World dictionary

• coconut — co·co·nut kō kə (.)nət n 1) the fruit of the coconut palm having an outer fibrous husk with a nut containing thick edible meat and coconut milk 2) the edible meat of the coconut * * * co·co·nut (koґkə nət) the fruit of Cocos nucifera, a …   Medical dictionary

• coconut — noun Date: 1516 1. the drupaceous fruit of the coconut palm whose outer fibrous husk yields coir and whose nut contains thick edible meat and coconut milk 2. the edible meat of the coconut …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• coconut — noun a) The fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. b) The hard shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid filled central cavity …   Wiktionary

• Cocos nucifera — L. Coconut (E); Ogop (Cu); Palma de coco (Ch,S); Coco (S); Cocotero (S) . No palm is more useful and better known than the coconut, the money crop in San Blas, where it serves as well as a nickel in fiscal transactions. An acre of coconut… …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• Cocoanut — coconut co co*nut, Cocoanut Co coa*nut (k[=o] k[ o]*n[u^]t ), n. 1. the edible white meat of a coconut[3]; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries. Syn: coconut meat. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the {cocoa palm}. Syn: coconut palm, coco palm, coco …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Coir — For the Irish conservative lobby group, see Cóir. Segregation of Coir fibre Coir /ˈ …   Wikipedia

• palm — palm1 /pahm/, n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering this part of the hand. 4. Also called… …   Universalium