co·co-de-mer (k  k-d -mâr)n. In both senses also called double coconut. 1. A fan-leaved palm (Lodoicea maldivica) native to the Seychelles, bearing the largest seed of all plants, which is enclosed in a hard shell resembling a pair of coconuts joined in the middle. 2. The hard-shelled seed of this plant. [French : coco, coconut + de, of + mer, sea.] |
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