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English translation: double coconut

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French term or phrase:	cocofesse
English translation:	double coconut
Entered by:	CherryPie

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13:37 Aug 5, 2009

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany

French term or phrase: cocofesse

Anyone know if there is a word for these in English?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=fr&rls=com.microsoft:fr:I...

My context is a multiple choice question associated with an image:

Quelle est cette graine ?

a. La cocofesse [correct answer]
b. La noix fessue
c. La noix charnue
d. Le cococul

CherryPie KudoZ activity Questions: 61 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 374 France
Local time: 20:08

double coconut

Explanation:
From Termium.

No doubt where it gets it charming name. J'adore.

Selected response from:

jmleger
United States
Local time: 13:08

Grading comment

Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

double coconut

jmleger

3 +1

Seychelles nut.

Zoubida Hamdaoui

Summary of reference entries provided

Too obvious (but cute!)

texasweed

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Seychelles nut.

Explanation:
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Coco fesse

Zoubida Hamdaoui
Spain
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

double coconut

Explanation:
From Termium.

No doubt where it gets it charming name. J'adore.

jmleger
United States
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks.

Reference comments

1 day22 hrs

Reference: Too obvious (but cute!)

Reference information:
See my discussion entries

Reference: http://www.seabean.com/guide/Lodoicea_maldivica/index.htm

texasweed
France
Native speaker of:

French,

English