coquillanut

co·quil·la nut (kō-kēlʹyə, -kēʹyə) n.

The thick-shelled seed of a Brazilian feather-leaved palm (Attalea funifera), polished and used for decorative carving or turning.

  [Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco, coco. See coconut.]

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