Meanings
nouncoco-de-mer (plural cocos-de-mer)
plural cocos-de-mer
- A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
- The woody nut of such a tree.
Synonyms: double coconut, sea coconut, Seychelles nut
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe woody nut of such a tree.
Origin
- Frenchcoco de mer“nut of the sea”
- Englishcoco-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.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch coco de mer
- coco de mertree
Finnish seychellienpalmu
- seychellienpalmutree
French cocotier de mer
- cocotier de mertree
German Seychellenpalme
- Seychellenpalmetree
Italian cocco di mare
- cocco di maretree
Malay Pokok Kelapa Laut
- Pokok Kelapa Lauttree
Norwegian Bokmål dobbeltkokosnøtt, seychellpalme
- dobbeltkokosnøttwoody nut of such a tree
- seychellpalmetree
Polish lodoicja seszelska
- lodoicja seszelskatree
Thai มะพร้าวแฝด
- มะพร้าวแฝดtree
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“coco-de-mer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coco-de-mer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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