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cohune
or cohune palm
[ koh-hoon ]
noun
- a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
cohune
/ əʊˈː /
noun
- a tropical American feather palm, Attalea (or Orbignya ) cohune, whose large oily nuts yield an oil similar to coconut oil Also calledcohune palm See also coquilla nut
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cohune1
First recorded in 1795–1805; from New Latin, from Latin American Spanish, from Miskito óú, óchún, uchún
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cohune1
C19: from American Spanish, from South American Indian óú
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Attalea cohune.—This palm furnishes Cahoun nuts, from which is extracted cohune oil, used as a burning oil, for which purpose it is superior to cocoanut oil.
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Cohune-nut oil is produced from the nuts of the cohune palm, which flourishes in British Honduras.
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Define the uses of partridge canes and cohune oil.
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