Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Cocos aequatorialis Drude -> Syagrus inajai (Spruce) Becc.
• Cocos crispa Kunth -> Gastrococos crispa (Kunth) H. E. Moore
• Cocos guineensis L. -> Bactris guineensis (L.) H. E. Moore
• Cocos inajai Spruce ex Trail -> Syagrus inajai (Spruce) Becc.
• Cocos insignis (hort. ex Drude) Mart. ex Hook. f. -> Lytocaryum insigne (hort. ex Drude) Toledo
• Cocos maldivica J. F. Gmel. -> Lodoicea maldivica (J. F. Gmel.) Pers.
• Cocos normanbyi W. Hill -> Normanbya normanbyi (W. Hill) L. H. Bailey
• Cocos nucifera L. A
• Cocos syagrus Drude -> Syagrus cocoides Mart.
• Cocos weddelliana H. Wendl. -> Lytocaryum weddellianum (H. Wendl.) Toledo
• Cocos yatay Mart. -> Syagrus yatay (Mart.) Glassman

SYNONYM(S) : Palma cocos Miller

ARABIC : Gawz el hind,  جوز الهند     Jauz al hind,   Nârgîl.

ARMENIAN :  Հընդկական Ընկոյզ  Hantkakan engouz (Hentgagan engouz).

ASSAMESE : Narikol.
BENGALI :   Daab,   Naarakel (Narkel), ^{নারকেল}  Naarakela, Narikel.

BULGARIAN :  Кокос  Kokos.

BURMESE : Mak un on, Ungbin.

CHINESE : Ke ke ye zi (Taiwan), Ye zi, Ye shu.

CZECH :  Kokos, Kokosový ořech.

DANISH : Kokosnød, Kokosnoed, Kokospalme.

DUTCH : Kokos, Kokosnoot, Kokospalm, Klapperboom.

ENGLISH : Bahia coconut palm (Brazil), Coconut, Coconut palm, Copra (product).

ESTONIAN : Kookospalm.

FINNISH : Kookospähkinä, Kookospalmu.

FRENCH : Noix de coco, Cocotier, Coprah (product).

GERMAN : Kokos, Kokosnuß, Kokosnuss, Kokospalme.

GREEK :   Κοκκοφοίνικα  Kokkofoinika, Καρύδα  Karida, Καρύδες    Karides.

GUJARATI : Nanivaara, Nariyal.

HEBREW :    קוֹקוּס   Kokus.

HINDI :   नारियल  Naariyal (Nariyal), Naariyal kaa per (plant), Khopar.

HUNGARIAN :   Kókuszdió.

ITALIAN : Cocco, Noce di cocco, Palma del cocco .

JAPANESE : Koko yashi, Koko yashi, Natsume yashi.

KANNADA : Kobari,  ನಾರಿಕೇಳ  Naarikela, Thenginkai.

KHMER : Doung.

KOREAN : K'o k'o neos.

LAOTIAN : Kok mak phao.

MALAY : Kelapa, Nyior, Kelapa (Indonesia).

MALAYALAM : Nalikeram,  ^{തെങ്ങ്}    Thenga.

MARATHI :  नारळ   Naaral.

NEPALESE : Narival,  नरिवल्    Nariwal.

PERSIAN :  نارگیل   Nârgil.

PORTUGUESE : Cairo (coconut fiber), Coco, Coco da Bahia, Coco da India, Coqueiro, Coqueiro da Bahia (Brazil), Noz de coco.

PUNJABI :   ਨਾਰੀਅਲ   Naarial.

RUSSIAN : Kokos, Kokos orekhonosnmi, Kokosobaia pal'ma.

SANSKRIT :  नारीकेल   Naarikela.

SINHALESE : Polgaha.

SPANISH : Coco, Cocotero, Nuez de coco, Palma de coco, Palmera de coco.

SWAHILI : Mnazi.

SWEDISH : Kokos, Kokosnöt, Kokospalm.

TAGALOG : Boko, Buko, Niyog, Ubod (palm heart).

TAMIL :  தேங்காய்  Tengai,  Tennai marama ( Tennai maram), Thenga, தெங்கு  Tengu (Thengu), Thenkaii.
TELUGU : Kobbari, Kobbera,   ^{నారికేళము} Narikelamu, Tenkaya.

THAI :  มะพร้าว   Maphrao  (Má-práao, Ma phrao, Maprow), Ma phrao on, Maak muu.

URDU : Naariyal (Naariyal),  Naariyal kaa per.

VIETNAMESE :   Dừa.

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