cohune
- noun
- /koʊˈhuːn/
- Specialized
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cohune
- Manufacturers use the hard seeds of the cohune in making buttons and carvings.
Examples
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The cohune tree is native to Central America.
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The cohune palm is valued for the oil extracted from its nuts.
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Extensive groves of cohune are found in the tropical regions of Central America.
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Many artisans use cohune nuts to create beautiful carvings.
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The cohune palm produces large nuts that are harvested for their valuable oil.
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Farmers in the region often cultivate cohune trees for their nutritious nuts.
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In some areas, the cohune is prized for its strong trunk and high-quality oil.
Synonyms
A tall tropical palm tree with large nuts that give oil and a hard material like ivory
A tropical palm tree whose large nuts make oil and vegetable ivory used for carving
Compounds
- Specialized
A large nut from a palm that gives oil and has a hard shell carved like ivory
- US
A tall tropical palm tree with large nuts that give oil and a hard material like ivory
A thick cooking oil from the nuts of a cohune palm that people also use to make soap
- Specialized
A tropical palm tree whose large nuts make oil and vegetable ivory used for carving
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cohune comes from Spanish and most likely from a native Central American name for the palm or its nut. Think of the cohune as a cousin of the coconut: both are palm nuts that give 'oil' and have hard 'seeds' used for carving, so the name refers to this useful oil-producing palm.
