English Explanatory Dictionary

coco-de-mer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
  2. The woody nut of such a tree.

Pronunciation

/ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/

Word forms

coco-de-mer cocos-de-mer

Etymology

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

Synonyms

double coconut sea coconut Seychelles nut

Translations

Dutch: coco de mer Finnish: seychellienpalmu French: cocotier de mer German: Seychellenpalme Italian: cocco di mare Malay: Pokok Kelapa Laut Polish: lodoicja seszelska Thai: มะพร้าวแฝด
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary