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cohune
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cohune, n. [Prob. fr. a native name in Honduras.].
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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