coco-de-mer

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/

Noun

coco-de-mer (plural cocos-de-mer)

1. A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
2. The woody nut of such a tree.

Synonyms

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• double coconut
• sea coconut
• Seychelles nut

Translations

tree

• Dutch: coco de mer (nl)
• Finnish: seychellienpalmu (fi)
• French: cocotier de mer (fr) m
• German: Seychellenpalme
• Italian: cocco di mare m
• Malay: Pokok Kelapa Laut
• Polish: lodoicja seszelska f
• Thai: มะพร้าวแฝด