Coconut

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  coconut \co"co*nut\, Cocoanut
  \Co"coa*nut`\(k[=o]"k[-o]*n[u^]t`), n.
     1. the edible white meat of a coconut[3]; often shredded for
        use in e.g. cakes and curries.
  
     Syn: coconut meat.


          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the {cocoa palm}.
  
     Syn: coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree,
          Cocos nucifera.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. The large, hard-shelled oval nut of the cocoa palm. It has
        a fibrous husk containing a thick white fibrous meat much
        used as food, in confections, and in making oil. It has a
        central cavity filled (when fresh) with an agreeable milky
        liquid.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Cocobolo

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coconut
       n 1: the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in
            e.g. cakes and curries [syn: {coconut meat}]
       2: large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing
          thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when
          fresh) with fluid or milk [syn: {cocoanut}]
       3: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
          throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut palm}, {coco palm},
          {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos nucifera}]