coconut
• noun 1 the large brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard woody husk surrounded by fibre, lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid (coconut milk). 2 the edible white flesh of a coconut. — ORIGIN from Spanish and Portuguese coco ‘grinning face’ (because of the appearance of the base of the coconut).
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