COCOS NUCIFERA
\kˈə͡ʊkə͡ʊz njˈuːsɪfəɹə], \kˈəʊkəʊz njˈuːsɪfəɹə], \k_ˈəʊ_k_əʊ_z n_j_ˈuː_s_ɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə]\
Definitions of COCOS NUCIFERA
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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By Princeton University
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Order, Palmae. The systematic name of the plant whose fruit is the cocoa-nut. (F.) Coco. It is an agreeable kernel, but not easy of digestion. Emulsions, orgeat, &,c., are made from it. The juice of the cocoa, Toddy, when fermented, forms wine, and arrack is distilled from it. The expressed oil-Coco-olein-has been found almost as efficacious as cod-liver oil in tuberculosis.
By Robley Dunglison
