coconuts
coconuts Lexical Profile
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• noun
The large, oval, brown-seeded drupes of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a hard woody shell lined with edible white flesh and filled with a clear, sweet liquid.
"Vendors along the beach were cracking open fresh coconuts for thirsty travelers."
Tall, unbranched tropical palm trees (Cocos nucifera) of the family Arecaceae, native to coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific and widely cultivated across the tropics for their edible fruit, oil, and fiber.
"Tall coconuts lined the sandy shoreline of the island lagoon."
• adjective
Mentally eccentric, foolish, or crazy (used in informal and slang contexts, typically predicatively).
"The entire audience went completely coconuts when the band walked onto the stage."
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word 'coco', meaning 'grinning face' or 'goblin', in reference to the three dark indentations at the base of the shell that resemble facial features, combined with the English word 'nut'.
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