Etymology

coco-de-mer

Today it means: A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles. Full definition →

French coco de mer
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromcoco de mer“nut of the sea”
  2. English todaycoco-de-mer

Borrowed from French coco de mer (“nut of the sea”), because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water.

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