"coco-de-mer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cocos-de-mer [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French coco de mer (“nut of the sea”), because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|coco de mer||nut of the sea}} French coco de mer (“nut of the sea”) Head templates: {{en-noun|cocos-de-mer}} coco-de-mer (plural cocos-de-mer)
  1. A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles. Categories (lifeform): Palm trees
    Sense id: en-coco-de-mer-en-noun-4Lr3gCvt Disambiguation of Palm trees: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 96 4
  2. The woody nut of such a tree.
    Sense id: en-coco-de-mer-en-noun-xRqiDBw6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: double coconut, sea coconut, Seychelles nut Translations (tree): coco de mer (Dutch), seychellienpalmu (Finnish), cocotier de mer [masculine] (French), Seychellenpalme (German), cocco di mare [masculine] (Italian), Pokok Kelapa Laut (Malay), lodoicja seszelska [feminine] (Polish), มะพร้าวแฝด (Thai)
Disambiguation of 'tree': 55 45

Inflected forms

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