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cocktail stick
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coco
coco-de-mer
coco plum
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cocoyam
co·co·yam [ kṓkō yàm ] (plural co·co·yam or co·co·yams)


noun 
Definition:
 
W African food plant: a plant with edible tubers. Native to: western Africa.  Genus Colocasia.
[Early 20th century. Probably <coco "tarot root" (in Caribbean English)]
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