‖n.; pl. Ascococci [ NL., fr. Gr. 'asko`s bladder, bag + &unr_; kernel. ] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Corrupted fr. cacao. ] A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cocoa shells, the husks which separate from the cacao seeds in preparing them for use. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the edible white meat of a coconut{ 3 }; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
Syn. -- coconut meat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the cocoa palm.
Syn. -- coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. The large, hard-shelled oval nut of the cocoa palm. It has a fibrous husk containing a thick white fibrous meat much used as food, in confections, and in making oil. It has a central cavity filled (when fresh) with an agreeable milky liquid. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

{ n., [ Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut, fr. Pg. coco a bugbear, an ugly mask to frighten children. Cf., however, Gr. koy^ki the cocoa palm and its fruit, ko`i:x, ko`i:kos, a kind of Egyptian palm. ] (Bot.) A tall palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera) as its fruit. It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree. It is widely planted throughout the tropics, and in some locations as an ornamental tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ Sp. cocobolo. ] (Bot.) A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cocon, dim. of coque shell of egge and insects, fr. L. concha mussel shell. See Conch. ] 1. An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa. (b) The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs. (c) The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. or } See Cocoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

same as cocus wood. Syn. -- granadilla wood. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a squash plant having a dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow.
Syn. -- Italian vegetable marrow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a squash resembling zucchini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. glyky`s sweet + ko`lla glue. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in bile united with cholic acid. It is also formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids. Chemically, it is amido-acetic acid. Called also glycin, and glycocin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F.; of uncertain etymology. ] A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the style called rococo; like rococo; florid; fantastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. sarcocolla, from Gr. &unr_;; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + &unr_; glue: cf. F. sarcocolle. ] A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa (Penaea), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A magnificent palm (Lodoicea Sechellarum) found only in the Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was known, and called sea cocoanut, and double cocoanut. [ 1913 Webster ]