1 [C] the large nut of a tropical tree called a coconut palm. It has a hard hairy shell containing a soft white substance that can be eaten and juice that can be drunk:
coconut milk
2 [U] the soft white substance inside a coconut, used in cooking:
desiccated coconut * coconut biscuits / cookies * coconut oil
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