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cohune palm

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co⋅hune

[koh-hoon]
–noun
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
Also, cohune palm.


Origin:
1795–1805; < NL < AmerSp, of uncert. orig.
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