Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coquilla 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 turners in forming
ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella
handles.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
coquilla nut
n 1: nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable
ivory