A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. / A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.

plural of coconut

A species of terrestrial hermit crab, Birgus latro, that lives on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean and feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.

plural of coconut palm

plural of coconut crab

A traditional fairground amusement where customers throw balls at a row of coconuts in an attempt to knock one off its support and thereby win it.

a tropical palm tree, Cocos nucifera, having feathery leaves and bearing coconuts

the dried, finely shredded flesh of the coconut, sometimes sweetened

A thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining. It is traditionally used in Southeast Asian cuisine in curry and other gravy.

coco-de-mer