coconut

Definition of Coconut in English :

Noun

the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries

coconut meat

2. cocoanut, coconut

large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk

cocoanut

3. coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree, cocos nucifera

tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Coconut

see synonyms of coconut

noun

1.

the fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a thick fibrous oval husk inside which is a thin hard shell enclosing edible white meat. The hollow centre is filled with a milky fluid (coconut milk)

2.

a.

the meat of the coconut, often shredded and used in cakes, curries, etc

b.

(as modifier)

coconut cake

3. offensive, slang

a black or Asian person who conforms to white culture at the expense of his or her ancestral culture, the idea being that, like a coconut, he or she is dark on the outside and white on the inside

Coconut

see synonyms of coconut

noun

the fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a thick, fibrous, brown, oval husk under which there is a thin, hard shell enclosing a layer of edible white meat: the hollow center is filled with a sweet, milky fluid called coconut milk

Coconut

see synonyms of coconut

n.

1. The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

2. The large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut, containing white flesh surrounding a partially fluid-filled central cavity.

3. The edible white flesh of the coconut, often shredded and used in food and confections or for the extraction of coconut oil.

4. A coconut palm.

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