Definition of "coconut palm" []

• A feather-leaved palm (Cocos nucifera) extensively cultivated in tropical regions for food, beverages, oil, thatching, fiber, utensils, or ornament. (noun)

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• "The coconut palm rises into the air, ripens its fruit, and departs."