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Cocus vs Conus - What's the difference?

cocus | conus |

As nouns the difference between cocus and conus

is that cocus is Brya ebenus, a Caribbean flowering tree while conus is a cone.

As an acronym CONUS is

the contiguous United States; the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

cocus

English

Noun

  • Brya ebenus , a Caribbean flowering tree.

    • Derived terms

    * cocuswood ----

    conus

    English

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (chiefly, military) The contiguous United States; the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

    • Usage notes

    * This is sometimes mistakenly defined as continental United States, possibly because the concept of "continent" is more familiar than contiguity; but continental would include Alaska.

    Antonyms

    * OCONUS