macapunoEtymologyFrom Philippine Spanish macapuno, from either or both Tagalog makapuno and Cebuano makapuno.nounA coconut sport or a tree propagated from such sport; a naturally occurring mutant coconut with an abnormal development of the endocarp, prized for its soft coconut meat.“In a report by Zuñiga, he stated that no difference in the floral and blooming behaviour existed between macapuno-bearing trees and the ordinary Laguna variety.”