coconut
coconut also cocoanut (kōʹkə-nŭt, -nət) noun
1. The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
2. The large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut, containing white flesh surrounding a partially fluid-filled central cavity.
3. The edible white flesh of the coconut, often shredded and used in food and confections or for the extraction of coconut oil.
4. A coconut palm.
[coco (from Portuguese côco, grinning skull, goblin, coconut, probably from Late Latin coccum, shell). See cocoon + nut.]