Cocos nucifera
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Coconut (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- cocoanut (dated)
Etymology
From coco + nut.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt/, [ˈkʰoʊ̯.kə.nʌt]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/, [ˈkʰəʉ̯.kə.nʌt]
- Rhymes: -ʌt
Noun
coconut (countable and uncountable, plural coconuts)
- A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
