coconut | (noun) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk | Synonyms: cocoanut |
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(noun) the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries | Synonyms: coconut meat |
(noun) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics | Synonyms: coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera |
conundrum | (noun) a difficult problem | Synonyms: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle |
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conurbation | (noun) an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities | Synonyms: sprawl, urban sprawl |
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keratoconus | (noun) abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia | - |
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