Coconut
['kəʊkənʌt] or ['kokənʌt]
Definition
(noun.) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk.
(noun.) the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
(noun.) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics.
Edited by Everett--From WordNet
Examples
- Commercial soaps are made from a great variety of substances, such as tallow, lard, castor oil, coconut oil, olive oil, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Most of our fats, like lard and butter, are of animal origin; some of them, however, like olive oil, peanut butter, and coconut oil, are of plant origin. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Edited by Bonita