cohune

American  

[koh-hoon] / koʊˈhun /

Or cohune palm

noun

1. a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.

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cohune British  

/ kəʊˈhuːn /

noun

1. Also called: cohune palm.  a tropical American feather palm, Attalea (or Orbignya ) cohune, whose large oily nuts yield an oil similar to coconut oil See also coquilla nut

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Etymology

Origin of cohune

First recorded in 1795–1805; from New Latin, from Latin American Spanish, from Miskito ókhún, óchún, uchún

Example Sentences

Define the uses of partridge canes and cohune oil.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

Common trees in the middle layer include Achras zapote, Bombax ellipticum, Cecropia mexicana, Orbignya cohune, and Sabal sp.

From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.

Attalea cohune.—This palm furnishes Cahoun nuts, from which is extracted cohune oil, used as a burning oil, for which purpose it is superior to cocoanut oil.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Cohune-nut oil is produced from the nuts of the cohune palm, which flourishes in British Honduras.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.