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Webster 1913 Edition
Coquilla nut
Co-quil′la nut
.[Pg.
coquilho
, Sp. coquillo
, dim. of coco
a cocoanut.] (Bot.)
The fruit of a Brazilian tree (
Attalea funifera
of Martius.). ☞ Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and much used by turners in forming ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella handles.