xylocarp

British

/ ˈzaɪləˌkɑːp /

noun

botany a fruit, such as a coconut, having a hard woody pericarp

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xylocarpous adjective

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From New York Times

Xylocarp, zī′lō-k�rp, n. a hard and woody fruit.—adj.

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