† palmacocon.
Obsolete. rare.
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera.In quots. only in palmacoco nut.
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1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. 201 A Great Palmacoco-nut... Perhaps the Tree may not be improperly call'd Palmacocus, as bearing a Fruit, though small, yet resembling the Coco-shell.
1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. 202 A middle Palmacoco-nut. As big as a larger Walnut.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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