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| co·co·nut [ kṓkə nùt ] (plural co·co·nut or co·co·nuts) or co·coa·nut [ kṓkə nùt ] (plural co·coa·nut or co·coa·nuts) |
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1. hard-shelled fruit containing sweet juice: the fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a hard fibrous husk around a single-seeded nut with firm white flesh that is eaten raw or dried to make copra and a hollow core containing sweet-tasting liquid coconut milk. Use: husk: matting, compost.
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2. flesh of coconut fruit: the sweet white flesh of the coconut fruit, used widely in cooking and confectionery in the form of small dried flakes
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3. trees
Same as coconut palm
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