オオミヤシ

noun

sea coconut; coco de mer; double coconut

Refers to the palm species Lodoicea maldivica, known for its large seeds. The term is a botanical name; in everyday Japanese it is a specific, uncommon word.

• オオミヤシはセーシェル諸しょ島とうに自じ生せいする珍めずらしいヤシの一いっ種しゅだ。

  The sea coconut is a rare type of palm native to the Seychelles.

• 植しょく物ぶつ園えんで巨きょ大だいなオオミヤシの実みを見みた。

  I saw a huge coco de mer fruit at the botanical garden.