copra

co·pra

C0630900 (kō′prə, kŏp′rə)n. The dried white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted.

[Portuguese, from Malayalam koppara.]

copra

(ˈkɒprə) n (Botany) the dried, oil-yielding kernel of the coconut[C16: from Portuguese, from Malayalam koppara, probably from Hindi khoprā coconut]

cop•ra

(ˈkɒp rə, ˈkoʊ prə)

n. the dried meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed. [1575–85; < Portuguese < Malayalam koppara < Hindi khoprā coconut]

Thesaurus

Noun

copra - the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extractedcocoanut, coconut - large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milkcoconut, coconut meat - the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries

Translations

椰子仁干

copra

(ˈkoprə) , ((American) ˈka:-) noun the dried kernel of the coconut which gives coconut oil. 椰子仁干

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copra:

see coconutcoconut,
fruit of the coco palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree widely distributed through tropical regions. The seed is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water because the large pod holding the nut is buoyant and impervious to moisture.
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Copra

the dried oily endosperm of the nuts (coconuts) of the coconut palm, consisting of white or yellowish pieces 6–12 mm thick and covered with a thin skin. Copra contains an average of 5.8 percent water, 67 percent fat, 16.5 percent carbohydrates, and 8.9 percent protein. An easily meltable oil (melting point 20–27°C), which is used in food and as an industrial raw material, is obtained from copra by hot pressing. Copra oilcake is a valuable concentrated feed for livestock. One coconut yields 80 to 500 grams of copra. The 1965–66 world production of copra was 3.44 million tons. The principal producers of copra are the countries of Southeast Asia (approximately 67 percent of world production), Oceania (approximately 10 percent) and Africa (3–4 percent).

REFERENCE

Siniagin, I. I. Tropicheskoe zemledelie. Moscow, 1968.

copra

the dried, oil-yielding kernel of the coconut

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noun the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted

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