coconut
/ˈkəʊkənʌt/(亦作cocoanut)
noun
1
- the large oval brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard shell lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid. It grows inside a woody husk, surrounded by fibre.椰子。
1.1
- mass noun the flesh of a coconut, especially when used as food（尤指用作食物的）椰子肉。
2
- （亦作coconut palm 或 tree）the tall palm tree that yields this nut, which grows mainly by coastal beaches and has become naturalized throughout the tropics. Many tropical economies are dependent upon its products, which include copra and coir.椰子树。
2.1
- Cocos nucifera, family Palmae.拉丁名Cocos nucifera,棕榈科。