cohune

noun
co·​hune | \ kōˈhün\
variants: or cohune palm \ (ˈ)⸗¦⸗-​ \
plural -s

Definition of cohune

: a commercially important Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm (Orbignya cohune) valued especially for the oil and the hard ivory-nutlike shell of its fruit

History and Etymology for cohune

American Spanish, from Mosquito óchuṅ, uchúṅ

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