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wine palm

–noun
any of several palms from whose sap wine is made, as the coquito.

Origin:
1675–85

co⋅qui⋅to

[koh-kee-toh]
–noun, plural -tos.
a palm, Jubaea chilensis, of Chile, from whose sap a honey is prepared and whose small, hard, edible nuts yield a useful oil.
Also called honey palm, wine palm.


Origin:
1855–60; < Sp, dim. of coco coco palm < Pg côco coco
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wine palm  
n.  Any of various palm trees having sap or juice from which wine is made.
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