noun
- The large, hard-shelled fruit of the coconut palm, containing white edible flesh and a liquid center; an alternative spelling of coconut.
Usage: Older or variant spelling of 'coconut'; less common in modern usage but still found in some dictionaries and historical texts.
Examples
- The cocoanut tree grows abundantly in tropical regions.
- She cracked open a cocoanut to extract the milk inside.
- Cocoanut oil is used in cooking and cosmetics.
- The recipe calls for shredded cocoanut.
- Sailors once relied on cocoanuts as a source of fresh water during long voyages.