1. Large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
   "Fresh coconut water is a popular tropical drink";
   - cocoanut
    
2. Tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
   "Coconut palms line the tropical beach";
   - coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm [rare], coconut tree, Cocos nucifera
    
3. The edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
   "The baker used fresh coconut meat to top the tropical cake";
   - coconut meat

Derived forms: coconuts

Type of: edible nut, food, grub [informal], kai [NZ, informal], khana [Asia], nosh [Brit, informal], nut, palm, palm tree, provender [archaic], solid food

Part of: Cocos, genus Cocos

Encyclopedia: Coconut