[Sp.; dim. of coco coco-nut.] A palm tree, Jubæa spectabilis, a native of Chili, from the sap of which the palm-honey of the Chilians is obtained. Also Coquito nut, palm.
[1858. Hogg, Veg. Kingd., 762. Jubæa spectabilis is a native of Chili, where it is called Coquito.]
1866. Treas. Bot., 639/1. The Coquito Palm … is very abundant in central Chili … the fruit is roundish or egg-shaped, and has a thick fibrous husk, enclosing a hard one-seeded nut which has three small pores at the bottom.
1871. J. Smith, Domestic Bot., 147. Coquito Nut … In habit it is similar to the Date Palm.
