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| co·co-de-mer [ kkō də mér ] (plural co·cos-de-mer) |
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1. large fan palm: a fan palm, now found only in nature reserves in the Seychelles, that produces the largest seed in the world. Latin name Lodoicea maldivica.
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2. coco-de-mer nut: the edible two-lobed fruit of a coco-de-mer palm
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| [Early 19th century. < French, "coco from the sea"; because first known from nuts found floating in the sea] |
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