单词 | coconut |
释义 | co·co·nut also co·coa·nut ![]() n. 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. [Portuguese coco, pumpkin or other object carved with a face used to scare children, goblin, coconut (since the three indentations on the base of a coconut suggest the eyes and mouth of a goblin; probably from Late Latin coccum, shell; see COCOON) + NUT.] |
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