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double coconut

American  

noun

  1. a tall, stout, fan palm, Lodoicea maldivica, of the Seychelles Islands, having nuts that are the largest seeds of any plant, often weighing 50 pounds (22.6 kilograms): populations are declining.

  2. the seed of this tree.


Etymology

Origin of double coconut

First recorded in 1820–30

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