1. (

• coconut ,
• coconut_meat

) the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries ;

2. (

• coconut ,
• cocoanut

) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk ;

3. (

• coconut ,
• coconut_palm ,
• coco_palm ,
• coco ,
• cocoa_palm ,
• coconut_tree ,
• Cocos_nucifera

) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics ;