Coquilla Nut, the fruit of a Brazilian palm, Attalea funifera. On account of their large size (3 to 4 inches long) and the hard texture and beautiful mottling of their dark brown endosperm, they are imported by button-makers and turners.
Coquilla Nut
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 469
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