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单词 cohune
释义

cohune

or cohune palm

[ koh-hoon ]
/ koʊˈhun /

noun

a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.

Origin of cohune

1795–1805; <New Latin <American Spanish, of uncertain origin

Words nearby cohune

coho salmon, cohosh, co-host, cohousing, COHSE, cohune, COI, Coiba, coif, coiffe, coiffed
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Example sentences from the Web for cohune

  • Cohune-nut oil is produced from the nuts of the cohune palm, which flourishes in British Honduras.

    The Handbook of Soap Manufacture|W. H. Simmons

British Dictionary definitions for cohune

cohune
/ (kəʊˈhuːn) /

noun

a tropical American feather palm, Attalea (or Orbignya) cohune, whose large oily nuts yield an oil similar to coconut oilAlso called: cohune palm See also coquilla nut

Word Origin for cohune

C19: from American Spanish, from South American Indian ókhún
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