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Nov 27, 2009
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dou'ble co'conut




1. a tall, stout, fan palm, Lodoicea maldivica, of the Seychelles Islands, having nuts that are the largest seeds of any plant, often weighing 50 lb. (22.6 kg): populations are declining.
2. the seed of this tree. Also called coco-de-mer.

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