'Cocoanut' definitions:

Definition of 'cocoanut'

(from WordNet)
noun
Large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk [syn: coconut, cocoanut]

Definition of 'Cocoanut'

From: GCIDE
  • coconut \co"co*nut\, Cocoanut \Co"coa*nut`\(k[=o]"k[-o]*n[u^]t`), n.
  • 1. the edible white meat of a coconut[3]; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
  • Syn: coconut meat. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. the cocoa palm.
  • Syn: coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. The large, hard-shelled oval nut of the cocoa palm. It has a fibrous husk containing a thick white fibrous meat much used as food, in confections, and in making oil. It has a central cavity filled (when fresh) with an agreeable milky liquid. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Cocobolo