coconut palm
noun
a tall, tropical palm, Cocos nucifera, bearing large, hard-shelled seeds enclosed in a thick, fibrous husk.
Compare coconut(def 3).
Origin of coconut palm
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby coconut palm
coconut cream,
coconut ice,
coconut matting,
coconut milk,
coconut oil,
coconut palm,
coconut shy,
coconut water,
cocoon,
cocooning,
cocopan
Example sentences from the Web for coconut palm
Indeed the frequency of the coconut-palm was the only non-Malayo-Australian feature in the vegetation.
British Dictionary definitions for coconut palm
coconut palm
noun
a tall palm tree, Cocos nucifera, widely planted throughout the tropics, having coconuts as fruits
Also called: coco palm, coconut tree