COPRA

copra

(noun) the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

copra (countable and uncountable, plural copras)

The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.

Anagrams

• Carpo, Crapo, carpo-

Source: Wiktionary


Co"pra, n. Etym: [Malayálam koppara or Hind. khopra.] (Com.)

Definition: The dried meat of the cocoanut, from which cocoanut oil is expressed. [Written also cobra, copperah, coppra.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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