■ noun
1》 the large oval brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard woody husk surrounded by fibre, lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid ( ~ milk ).
↘the flesh of a ~, often shredded and used as food.
2》 (also ~ palm or tree ) the tall palm tree that yields ~s, and also other products such as copra and coir. [ Cocos nucifera .]