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COCONUT

Definition:

[noun] the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
Synonyms: meat
[noun] large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
Synonyms: cocoanut
[noun] tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
Synonyms: palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, tree, Cocos nucifera