English > coconut tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics. |
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| Synonyms | coconut, coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, Cocos nucifera |
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| Member of | Cocos, genus Cocos | coconut palms |
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| Parts | coconut, cocoanut | large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk |
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| Broader | palm, palm tree | Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves |
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| Spanish | coco, cocos nucifera, cocotero |
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| Catalan | Coco, coco, cocos nucifera, Cocos nucifera, cocoter |
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