Coco palm - Coco palm

Japanese: ココ椰子 - ココやし

〘Noun〙 (coco) A large evergreen tree of the palm family. It is thought to have originated in Malaysia and is widely cultivated in the tropics. It is 20 to 30 meters tall and about 30 centimeters in diameter. The trunk has circular traces of fallen leaves, and many leaves grow in clusters at the tip, opening in all four directions. The leaves are pinnately compound, 4 to 5 meters long, with linear leaflets about 60 centimeters long. It is monoecious. It grows flower spikes 1 to 2 meters long from the leaf axils, with many male flowers at the top and 10 to 20 large spherical female flowers at the bottom. The fruit is flat-ovate with three edges, about 30 centimeters long and 25 centimeters in diameter. It turns gray-brown when ripe. The mesocarp is dry and made of thick fibrous material. The endocarp (core) is a hard, black-brown, spherical shell that surrounds the embryo and endosperm. The endosperm of young fruits is a slightly sweet juice that can be used as a beverage. The ripe and solidified fruit becomes the raw material for copra. The mesocarp is used for firewood, scrubbing brushes, brushes, brooms, mats, nets, ropes, etc., the kernels for fuel and crafts, the trunks for building materials, etc. In addition, the stems of the inflorescences are cut to collect the sugar juice and make alcohol (palm wine) and brown sugar. Palm. Palm. Goat.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (ココはcoco) ヤシ科の常緑大高木。マレーシア原産と考えられ、熱帯圏で広く栽培される。高さ二〇～三〇メートル、径約三〇センチメートル。幹には落葉の跡が環状に残り、先端に多数の葉を叢生して四方に開く。葉は長さ四～五メートルの羽状複葉で各小葉は線形で長さ約六〇センチメートル。雌雄同株。葉腋から長さ一～二メートルの花穂をのばし、上部に多数の雄花をつけ、下部に大形球形の雌花を一〇～二〇個つける。果実は扁卵形で三稜があり、長さ約三〇センチメートル、径約二五センチメートル。熟して灰褐色になる。中果皮は乾質で厚い繊維質からなる。内果皮（核）は堅く、黒褐色を帯び球形をした殻となり、胚と胚乳を囲む。若い果実の胚乳は淡い甘味のある液汁で飲料となる。熟して固化したものがコプラの原料になる。中果皮は焚物や、たわし、刷毛、箒、敷物、網、綱など、核は燃料や細工物、幹は建築材などにするほか、花序の軸を切って糖液を集め、酒（ヤシ酒）や赤砂糖をつくる。やし。やしお。やぎ。

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