coconut palm

American  

[koh-kuh-nuht pahm] / ˈkoʊ kə nət ˌpɑm /

noun

1. a tall, tropical palm, Cocos nucifera, bearing large, hard-shelled seeds (coconuts ) enclosed in a thick, fibrous husk.

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coconut palm British  

noun

1. Also called: coco palm.   coconut tree.  a tall palm tree, Cocos nucifera, widely planted throughout the tropics, having coconuts as fruits

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Etymology

Origin of coconut palm

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

The post included an AI-generated photograph of an F-35B standing on the runway with coconut palm trees in the background.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Published in Environmental Research Letters, research from UC Santa Barbara and The Nature Conservancy provides the first comprehensive map of the vast footprint of coconut palm agriculture across nearly every Pacific atoll.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Note: Coconut aminos, a brown liquid seasoning made from the fermented sap of the coconut palm blossom, is gluten- and soy-free.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

We removed a statistic regarding deforestation in Indonesia as it did not relate specifically to coconut palm trees.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2020

Dug deep into the coral ten yards back from the beach, roofed with coconut palm logs and concealed under a thatch of leaves, 300 Japanese had waited out the storm.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac