Sea cocoa

Sea cocoa
Sea cocoa Sea" co"coa (Bot.) A magnificent palm ({Lodoicea Sechellarum}) found only in the Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was known, and called sea cocoanut, and double cocoanut. [1913 Webster]

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