(ˈ)kō|yōl, kəˈy- noun
also coyol palm
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish coyol, from Nahuatl coyoli, literally, bell; from the shape of the fruit and the rattle made by the dried fruit when shaken
1. : any of several tropical American palms of the genus Acrocomia (especially A. vinifera )
2. : the fiber of a coyol