Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun coconut
3 senses of coconut
Sense 1
coconut, coconut meat -- (the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries)
=> food, solid food -- (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink")
Sense 2
coconut, cocoanut -- (large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk)
=> edible nut -- (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)
Sense 3
coconut, coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera -- (tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics)
=> palm, palm tree -- (any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves)