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coco-de-mer

[koh-koh-duh-mair]
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noun
  1. double coconut.
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Origin of coco-de-mer

< French: literally, sea coconut
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British Dictionary definitions for coco de mer

coco de mer

noun
  1. a palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, of the Seychelles, producing a large fruit containing a two-lobed edible nut
  2. the nut of this palm
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Also called: double coconut

Word Origin

French: coconut of the sea
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