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Cohune — Co*hune , n., or Cohune palm Cohune palm . [Prob. fr. a native name in Honduras.] A Central and South American pinnate leaved palm ({Attalea cohune}), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to make fancy articles, and also yield an oil… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cohune — [kō ho͞on′] n. [< Central AmInd name cóhun] a Central American palm tree (Orbignya cohune) with featherlike leaves and large nuts that yield an edible oil used to make soap … English World dictionary
cohune — noun tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory • Syn: ↑cohune palm, ↑Orbignya cohune • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Member Holonyms: ↑Orbignya, ↑genus Orbignya … Useful english dictionary
cohune — /koh hoohn /, n. a pinnate leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut. Also, cohune palm. [1795 1805; < NL < AmerSp, of uncert. orig.] * * * … Universalium
cohune — /koʊˈhun/ (say koh hoohn) noun a pinnate leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut. Also, cohune palm. {New Latin, from American Spanish} …
cohune — co•hune [[t]koʊˈhun[/t]] n. pln a feathery leaved Central American palm, Orbignya cohune, bearing large nuts that yield an oil used in soaps, cosmetics, etc • Etymology: 1795–1805; < NL < AmerSp, of uncert. orig … From formal English to slang
Cohune oil — is pressed from the seeds of the cohune palm, which is native to Central and South America. Along with other byproducts of the palm, cohune oil is believed to have been used by cultures in southern Mesoamerica since the pre Columbian era, in… … Wikipedia
Cohune palm — Cohune Co*hune , n., or Cohune palm Cohune palm . [Prob. fr. a native name in Honduras.] A Central and South American pinnate leaved palm ({Attalea cohune}), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to make fancy articles, and also yield… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cohune nut — noun nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts • Hypernyms: ↑seed • Part Holonyms: ↑cohune palm, ↑Orbignya cohune, ↑cohune • Substance Meronyms: ↑cohune nut oil, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cohune oil — noun semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making • Syn: ↑cohune nut oil, ↑cohune fat • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑cohune nut * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
