Coconut-palm
noun
1.
a tall, tropical palm, Cocos nucifera, bearing large, hard-shelled seeds enclosed in a thick, fibrous husk.
Compare (def 3).
noun
1.
a tall palm tree, Cocos nucifera, widely planted throughout the tropics, having coconuts as fruits Also called coco palm, coconut tree
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