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coconut [noun]

a large fruit like a nut with a thick, hard, brown shell containing hard, white flesh that can be eaten and a clear liquid B1 [ U ] the white flesh of the coconut, often used in cooking

US /ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt/ 
UK /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ 
Example: 

grated/shredded coconut

Oxford Essential Dictionary

coconut

 noun
a large fruit that grows on trees in hot countries. Coconuts are brown and hard on the outside, and they have sweet white food and liquid inside.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

coconut

coconut /ˈkəʊkənʌt $ ˈkoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: coco 'coconut' (16-18 centuries) (from Portuguese, 'grinning face'; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut]

1. [countable] the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink:
large tropical gardens of coconut palms
2. [uncountable] the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking:
desiccated coconut (=dried coconut)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coconut

co·co·nut [coconut coconuts]   [ˈkəʊkənʌt]    [ˈkoʊkənʌt]  noun
 

1. countable the large nut of a tropical tree called a coconut palm. It grows inside a hard shell and contains a soft white substance that can be eaten and juice that can be drunk.

2. uncountable the soft white substance inside a coconut, used in cooking
desiccated coconut
coconut biscuits/cookies
coconut oil  
Example Bank:
She broke open the coconut and drank its sweet milk.
a bay fringed with swaying coconut palms

huge bunches of fresh coconuts

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coconut / ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt /   / ˈkoʊ- / noun

coconut

B1 [ C ] a large fruit like a nut with a thick, hard, brown shell containing hard, white flesh that can be eaten and a clear liquid B1 [ U ] the white flesh of the coconut, often used in cooking:

grated/shredded coconut

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

coconut

[ko͟ʊkənʌt]
 coconuts
 1) N-COUNT A coconut is a very large nut with a hairy shell, which has white flesh and milky juice inside it.
  ...the smell of roasted meats mingled with spices, coconut oil and ripe tropical fruits.
 2) N-UNCOUNT Coconut is the white flesh of a coconut.
  Desiccated coconut is used by confectioners and cake makers for its flavour.

 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coconut

co·co·nut /ˈkoʊkəˌnʌt/ noun, pl -nuts
1 [count] : a large fruit that has a thick shell with white flesh and liquid inside it and that grows on a palm tree - see color picture 
2 [noncount] : the white flesh of a coconut
• The pastry is covered with shredded coconut.
• a piece of coconut