English noun: coconut |
1. | coconut (food) the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries |
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| Synonyms | coconut meat |
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| Broader (hypernym) | food, solid food |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | copra |
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| Substance meronym | cocoanut, coconut |
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2. | coconut (food) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk |
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| Synonyms | cocoanut |
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| Broader (hypernym) | edible nut |
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| Part meronym | coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera |
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| Substance holonym | coconut, coconut meat, coconut milk, coconut oil, coconut water, copra, copra oil |
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3. | coconut (plant) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics |
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| Synonyms | coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera |
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| Broader (hypernym) | palm, palm tree |
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| Part holonym | cocoanut, coconut |
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| Member meronym | Cocos, genus Cocos |
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