·- ·Alt. of Cocoa palm.
II. Cocoa ·noun A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells.
, or chocolate nuts commonly so termed. (See cacao.) It is the breakfast food of the navy. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- A palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). It grows in nearly all tropical countries, a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A magnificent palm (Lodoicea Sechellarum) found only in the Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an i...
The Palma cocos yields toddy; the nut, a valuable oil and milky juice; the stem, bark, branches, &c....
See sea cocoa-nut ...
, or double cocoa-nut. The fruit of the Lodoicea seychellarum, a handsome palm growing in the Seyc...