coco-de-mer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French coco de mer (nut of the sea), because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coco-de-mer (plural cocos-de-mer)

  1. A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
  2. The woody nut of such a tree.

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