coconut

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
2. n. The large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut, containing white flesh surrounding a partially fluid-filled central cavity.
3. n. The edible white flesh of the coconut, often shredded and used in food and confections or for the extraction of coconut oil.
4. n. A coconut palm.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. See cocoanut.

Wiktionary

1. n. The fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
2. n. The hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
3. n. The edible white flesh of this fruit.
4. n. The coconut palm.
5. n. A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. Compare term (“East Asian who acts white”).
6. n. A black person who thinks "white" (European). Compare term (“East Asian who acts white”).
7. n. A Pacific islander.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. the edible white meat of a coconut{3}; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
2. n. the cocoa palm.
3. n. The large, hard-shelled oval nut of the cocoa palm. It has a fibrous husk containing a thick white fibrous meat much used as food, in confections, and in making oil. It has a central cavity filled (when fresh) with an agreeable milky liquid.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
2. n. tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
3. n. the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries