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cohune
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co·hune  (k-hn)
n.
A feather-leaved Central American palm (Orbignya cohune) having hard-shelled fruits that yield a useful oil.

[New Latin, perhaps from American Spanish, from Mosquito ókhún.]

cohune [kəʊˈhuːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical American feather palm, Attalea (or Orbignya) cohune, whose large oily nuts yield an oil similar to coconut oil Also called cohune palm See also coquilla nut
[from American Spanish, from South American Indian ókhún]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cohune - tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivorycohune - tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
feather palm - palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves
genus Orbignya, Orbignya - palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm
cohune nut - nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts


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