kokon.¹

Brit.

/ˈkəʊkəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊkoʊ/, West African English

/ˈkoko/

Forms: Also coco, cocco n.

Etymology: < Fante koko.

The taro-plant, Colocasia esculenta, of West Africa; = cocoyam n.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > taro

cocco1756

taro1769

koko1874

dalo1879

dasheen1899

cocoyam1922

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > taro

taro1769

koko1874

dalo1879

dasheen1899

cocoyam1922

1874 C. A. Gordon Life Gold Coast 30 Another root that was used for the table deserves to be mentioned;..their ordinary name, indeed, was Cocos.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 292 Koko is better than yam, I may remark, because it is heavier.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 601 A plantation of giant kokos mid-leg deep in most excellent fine mould.

1938 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 68 125 These [sc. cultivated crops] are..koko yams (Colocasia antiquorum), maize, [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

kokon.²

/ˈkəʊkəʊ/

Forms: Also kokoh, kokko.

Etymology: Burmese name for the tree.

The brown hardwood obtained from Albizia lebbeck, a tropical, deciduous tree of the family Leguminosæ, or the tree itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > woods of leguminous trees

rosewood1660

partridge-wood1830

pyinkado1832

partridge cane1843

pheasant wood1852

koko1862

itaka-wood1866

queenwood1873

muninga1888

bubinga1912

sucupira1924

wenge1963

1862 E. Balfour Timber Trees India (ed. 2) 30/2 In the Prome district a special tax was levied on the felling of ‘Kokoh’ and ‘Padouk’ under the Burmese rule.

1881 J. S. Gamble Man. Indian Timbers 157 A[lbizzia] Lebbeck... The Siris Tree. Vern[acular]... Kokoh, Burm.

1911 J. H. Holland Useful Plants Nigeria II. 299 Albizzia Lebbek... East Indian Walnut, Kokoh or Kokka (Rangoon). Wild in Tropical Asia..; distributed to Tropical Africa.

1930 Observer 29 June 18/2 In respect of woods the building itself is an exhibition: every piece of joinery..has come from India... Most of the floors are of a pleasant brown wood called koko.

1937 J. M. Dalziel Useful Plants W. Trop. Afr. 211 Albizzia Lebbek... The timber is sometimes called East Indian Walnut, and is marketed as Kokko or Koko.

1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. x. 290 Koko or East Indian Walnut is a hard, dense, close grained tropical wood imported from Burma. It is dark brown and is usually available in log form.

1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 128 Kokko varies considerably in size according to locality.

1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 129 Kokko is said to be used for sliced veneers and in the furniture industry.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	koko
释义	kokon.¹ Brit. /ˈkəʊkəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkoʊkoʊ/, West African English /ˈkoko/ Forms: Also coco, cocco n. Etymology: < Fante koko. The taro-plant, Colocasia esculenta, of West Africa; = cocoyam n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > taro cocco1756 taro1769 koko1874 dalo1879 dasheen1899 cocoyam1922 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > taro taro1769 koko1874 dalo1879 dasheen1899 cocoyam1922 1874 C. A. Gordon Life Gold Coast 30 Another root that was used for the table deserves to be mentioned;..their ordinary name, indeed, was Cocos. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 292 Koko is better than yam, I may remark, because it is heavier. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 601 A plantation of giant kokos mid-leg deep in most excellent fine mould. 1938 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 68 125 These [sc. cultivated crops] are..koko yams (Colocasia antiquorum), maize, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). kokon.² /ˈkəʊkəʊ/ Forms: Also kokoh, kokko. Etymology: Burmese name for the tree. The brown hardwood obtained from Albizia lebbeck, a tropical, deciduous tree of the family Leguminosæ, or the tree itself. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > woods of leguminous trees rosewood1660 partridge-wood1830 pyinkado1832 partridge cane1843 pheasant wood1852 koko1862 itaka-wood1866 queenwood1873 muninga1888 bubinga1912 sucupira1924 wenge1963 1862 E. Balfour Timber Trees India (ed. 2) 30/2 In the Prome district a special tax was levied on the felling of ‘Kokoh’ and ‘Padouk’ under the Burmese rule. 1881 J. S. Gamble Man. Indian Timbers 157 A[lbizzia] Lebbeck... The Siris Tree. Vern[acular]... Kokoh, Burm. 1911 J. H. Holland Useful Plants Nigeria II. 299 Albizzia Lebbek... East Indian Walnut, Kokoh or Kokka (Rangoon). Wild in Tropical Asia..; distributed to Tropical Africa. 1930 Observer 29 June 18/2 In respect of woods the building itself is an exhibition: every piece of joinery..has come from India... Most of the floors are of a pleasant brown wood called koko. 1937 J. M. Dalziel Useful Plants W. Trop. Afr. 211 Albizzia Lebbek... The timber is sometimes called East Indian Walnut, and is marketed as Kokko or Koko. 1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. x. 290 Koko or East Indian Walnut is a hard, dense, close grained tropical wood imported from Burma. It is dark brown and is usually available in log form. 1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 128 Kokko varies considerably in size according to locality. 1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 129 Kokko is said to be used for sliced veneers and in the furniture industry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1874n.²1862
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