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coconut

1.	(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
	Synonyms: cocoanut
	Related Words: edible nut

2.	(noun) the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
	Synonyms: coconut meat
	Related Words: copra, food product, foodstuff

3.	(noun) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
	Synonyms: Cocos nucifera, coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut palm, coconut tree
	Related Words: palm, palm tree