corozo
noun
co·ro·zo
kəˈrō(ˌ)sō
variants or corojo or less commonly coroso
-rōˌhō
-rō(ˌ)sō
plural -s
1
or less commonly corozo palm : any of several tropical American palms: such as
a
: ivory palm
b
: cohune palm
c
: coyol sense 1
d
: any of several palms of the genus Cocos
2
or less commonly corozo nut : the seed of the ivory palm
3
or less commonly corozo fiber : a strong leaf fiber obtained from a coyol (Acrocomia lasiospatha) and used for making ropes
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish corozo, corojo fruit pit, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin carudium, from Greek karydion small nut, diminutive of karyon nut
- center of origin
- center of oscillation
- center of percussion
- center of pressure
- center of projection
- center of similitude
- center of someone's universe
- center of suspension
- center of symmetry
- center of volume
- center on
- center punch
- center rest
- center seal
- center spread
- center square
- center staff
- center stage
- center stages
- center strap
- center tester
- center three-quarter
- center wheel
- center-fire
- center-of-mass system