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n. - Large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk.

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  • Cocoanuts contain a sweet liquid which is called cocoanut milk.
  • The Hindus think that the cocoanut is a substitute for a human head.
  • On the tenth day they go again and break a cocoanut and each man buries
  • If the cocoanut is a large or a dry one, about 1/2 pound more sugar will be required.
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