coconut palm

noun

a tall, tropical palm, Cocos nucifera, bearing large, hard-shelled seeds enclosed in a thick, fibrous husk.

Compare coconut (def 3).

Origin

1830-40

Examples from the web for coconut palm

The plantation-grown coconut palm is relatively inexpensive and hardwearing.
Coconuts are not only a source of both food and water, different parts of the coconut palm can also be used for other purposes.
Now scientists have confirmed that exotic coconut palm trees can also devastate native birds and other species.
It occurs in high densities around the atoll, with the largest concentration in the coconut palm forest type.
There are small scattered areas of mangrove, coconut palm and swamp forest here too.
The coconut palm thrives on the coasts of tropical seas.
The residence consisted of several thatched buildings within the coconut palm grove.

British Dictionary definitions for coconut palm

noun

a tall palm tree, Cocos nucifera, widely planted throughout the tropics, having coconuts as fruits Also called coco palm, coconut tree