Cocos
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin coccum (“berry, gall”), from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”).
Proper noun
Cocos f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Palmae – with one species - the coconut palm.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Arecales – order; Arecaceae – family; Arecoideae - subfamily, Cocoeae - tribe, Butiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cocos nucifera - sole extant species
Coordinate terms
- (genera): Allagoptera, Butia, Jubaea, Jubaeopsis, Lytocaryum, Parajubaea, Polyandrococos, Syagrus, Voanioala, Paschalococos (extinct)
References
Cocos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cocos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cocos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Proper noun
Cocos
Portuguese
Proper noun
Cocos
- A municipality of Bahia, Brazil