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coquilla nut

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co⋅quil⋅la nut

[ko-keel-yuh, -kee-yuh]
–noun
the elongated oval fruit or nut of a South American palm, Attalea funifera, having a very hard brown shell used in turnery.

Origin:
1850–55; < Pg coquilho, dim. of côco coco
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co·quil·la nut   (kō-kēl'yə, -kē'yə)   
n.  The thick-shelled seed of a Brazilian feather-leaved palm (Attalea funifera), polished and used for decorative carving or turning.

[Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco, coco; see coconut.]
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