coco-de-mer

Meaning

Noun

A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica (species), found in the Seychelles.
The woody nut of such a tree.

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Origin

Borrowed from French coco de mer ("nut of the sea"), because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water.

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