coco-de-mer
Americannoun
noun
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a palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, of the Seychelles, producing a large fruit containing a two-lobed edible nut
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the nut of this palm
Etymology
Origin of coco-de-mer
< French: literally, sea coconut
Example Sentences
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Several of these creatures, including a breed of fruit fly that lives on the rotting husks of the coco-de-mer, are found nowhere else in the world but here in the Vallee de Mai.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2011
The male trees grow enormous catkins with hundreds of yellow flowers Not surprisingly, coco-de-mer nuts sell for high prices and you need an export permit to take them out of the Seychelles.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2011
Female coco-de-mer trees bear the largest seed in the plant kingdom No-one knows whether the palms are pollinated by the wind, or by an insect or even indeed by a gecko.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2011
For Chris Kaiser-Bunbury, the charms of the coco-de-mer go well beyond schoolboy humour.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2011
A Seychelles legend says that during a full moon the coco-de-mer trees walk around the forest in order to mate.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2011
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