coco-de-mer
coco-de-mer · cocos-de-mer
Seychellenpalme
A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the SeychellesA tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
/ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/
Meaning
2 sensesA tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
Seychellenpalme
The woody nut of such a tree.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
tree:
Origin
Borrowed from French coco de mer (“nut of the sea”), because it was originally known onlyBorrowed from French coco de mer (“nut of the sea”), because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water.
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Forms
plural: cocos-de-mer| Singular | coco-de-mer |
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| Plural | cocos-de-mer |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular