Cohune \Co*hune"\, n., or Cohune palm \Cohune palm\ . [Prob. fr.
a native name in Honduras.]
A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm (Attalea
cohune), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to
make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a
substitute for coconut oil.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Cohune \Co*hune"\, n., or Cohune palm \Cohune palm\ . [Prob. fr.
a native name in Honduras.]
A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm (Attalea
cohune), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to
make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a
substitute for coconut oil.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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