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Cocoon vs Cacoon - What's the difference?

cocoon | cacoon |

As nouns the difference between cocoon and cacoon

is that cocoon is the silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa while cacoon is the bean-like seed of a tropical vine (Entada rheedii), used as a hallucinogen and in traditional medicine, and made into jewelry.

As a verb cocoon

is to envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.

cocoon

English

(wikipedia cocoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
  • Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.
    • English reduplications

    cacoon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The bean-like seed of a tropical vine (Entada rheedii ), used as a hallucinogen and in traditional medicine, and made into jewelry.
    • (Webster 1913)