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Definition of coco-de-mer in English English dictionary
- A tall palm tree, Lodicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles
- The woody nut of such a tree
- (Botanik, Bitkibilim) A fan-leaved palm (Lodoicea maldivica) native to the Seychelles, bearing the largest seed of all plants, which is enclosed in a hard shell resembling a pair of coconuts joined in the middle
- (Botanik, Bitkibilim) The hard-shelled seed of this plant
coco-de-mer
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Etymology
() French coco de mer, literally ‘nut of the sea’, because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water.Resimler
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