coconut

Examples

• All

• We could see coconut trees and the sun shimmering on the water like diamonds.

  Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (2014)

• The base with its empty crew's barracks stands beneath the swaying coconut palms.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Right where that coconut tree is.

  The Cocoanuts (1929)

• In Florida, you got a terrific amount of coconut trees there.

  Midnight Cowboy (1969)

• A big concern for the people there is, they are beginning to see softening of the coconut trees.

  What in the World Are They Spraying? (2010)

• Most women still climb the slender trunks of coconut trees to cut young leaves and make their own grass skirts.

  Academic text (1991)

• Around her, the island sped by: coconut palms, bamboo, hibiscus.

  Fiction book (1998)

• While walking on the beach, we saw many tall coconut trees swaying in the breeze.

• The island is famous for its delicious drinks made from fresh coconuts.

• They harvested ripe coconuts from the trees to sell at the market.

Synonyms

C

coconut tree

vscoconut

4 1.0

A tall tropical palm that grows coconuts near the coast

is cultivated widely across tropical regions rather than mainly on coasts

C

coco

vscoconut

2 2.6

A tall palm tree that grows a large round fruit with a hard shell in tropical places

is the full formal name rather than the short familiar form

C

coconut palm

vscoconut

1 2.7

A tall tropical palm tree that grows coconuts

gives more detail about the fruit size and hard shell

C

coco palm

vscoconut

3.4

A tall tropical palm tree that grows coconuts

uses the full descriptive name rather than the shorter variant

C

cocoa palm

vscoconut

4.0

A tall tropical palm tree that grows coconuts

uses the standard form and focuses on the species and fruit

C

Cocos nucifera

vscoconut

• Specialized

6.8

A tall tropical palm tree that produces coconuts

is the everyday common name rather than the formal Latin label

Idioms

M

milk in the coconut

• Informal

9.9

A sign that something is wrong or unusual in a situation

Compounds

C

coconut milk

11 1.0

A white creamy liquid made from grated coconut flesh for cooking and drinks

C

coconut oil

11 1.5

An edible oil from inside coconuts used for cooking and skin care

C

coconut water

6 1.0

Clear liquid inside a fresh coconut that people drink

C

coconut tree

4 1.0

A tall tropical palm that grows coconuts near the coast

C

coconut cream

4 2.5

A thick white liquid made from coconut meat that makes food and drinks richer

C

coconut cake

3 1.0

A sweet baked cake with small pieces of coconut inside and on top

S

shredded coconut

2 1.0

Small thin pieces of coconut used in cooking and baking

C

coconut palm

1 2.7

A tall tropical palm tree that grows coconuts

C

coconut macaroon

1 3.2

A small sweet cookie made from shredded coconut, egg white, and sugar that is soft and chewy

C

coconut head

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense

C

coconut meat

1.8

Firm white flesh inside a coconut shell that people use in cooking and baking

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology