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

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

Palm trees have a host of uses, including as staple crops such as coconut, palm oil or dates, or in the making of furniture, rubber, oil and ropes.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2022

According to an investigation by the New York Times, between 2007 to 2014 rainforests in Indonesia were clearcut at the rate of three acres every minute to make way for coconut palm trees.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2020

I half hid behind a coconut palm and watched as truck after truck, filled with men wearing fatigues, roared past me.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez