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Definition of Cohune
1. Noun. Tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
Exact synonyms: Cohune Palm, Orbignya Cohune
Generic synonyms: Feather Palm
Group relationships: Genus Orbignya, Orbignya
Terms within: Cohune Nut
Generic synonyms: Feather Palm
Group relationships: Genus Orbignya, Orbignya
Terms within: Cohune Nut
Definition of Cohune
1. n. 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.
Definition of Cohune
1. a palm tree [n -S]