noun
coconut palms
• Syn: ↑genus Cocos
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
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\\ˈkōˌkäs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Portuguese côco — more at coco
: a genus of pinnate-leaved palms of which all except possibly the coconut palm are natives of tropical So. America and all are characterized by a large fruit with thick fibrous pericarp enclosing a bony nut — see coconut
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cocossee coco1.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.