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  • 61Coquilla nut — Co*quil la nut [Pg. coquilho, Sp. coquillo, dim. of coco a cocoanut.] (Bot.) The fruit of a Brazilian tree ({Attalea funifera} of Martius.). [1913 Webster] Note: Its shell is hazel brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and much used by… …

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  • 62The Coo-Coo Nut Grove — (released November 28, 1936) is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies short animated film, set in the famed Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The cartoon was supervised (directed) by Friz Freleng, with animation by Robert… …

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  • 63Squirrel Nut Zippers — Les Squirrels Nut Zippers sont un groupe américain de swing. Formé en 1993, en Caroline du Nord par James Jimbo Mathus (voix et guitare), Katharine Whalen (chant, banjo, et ukelele), et également Chris Phillips, Don Raleigh et Ken Mosher, le… …

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  • 64coquilla nut — /kɒˈkiljə nʌt/ (say ko keelyuh nut) noun the elongated oval fruit or nut of a South American palm, Attalea funifera, having a very hard brown shell. {coquilla, from Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of coco coconut} …

  • 65Spanish brown — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern …

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  • 66Soap nut — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …

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  • 67coquilla nut — /ko keel yeuh, kee yeuh/ the elongated oval fruit or nut of a South American palm, Attalea funifera, having a very hard brown shell used in turnery. [1850 55; < Pg coquilho, dim. of côco COCO] * * * …

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  • 68kola nut — ko′la nut n. pln the large brown seed of the kola tree: its extract is used in soft drinks • Etymology: 1865–70 …

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  • 69coquilla nut — [kō kēl′yə, kōkē′yə] n. [Sp coquillo or Port coquilho, dim. of coco, coconut] the fruit of a piassava palm (Attalea funifera) of Brazil: it yields palm oil and has a very hard, brown, ivorylike shell used in cabinetwork and by carvers …

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  • 70chest|nut-backed chickadee — «CHEHS nuht BAKT», a kind of chickadee having a brown back, common along the Pacific coast of North America …

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