It means that it produces nuts. It is a word of Latin origin. It is used as an epithet in several scientific names such as Cocos nucifera, which is the NC of the coconut palm or coconut palm. Name of a women's clothing brand.
NUCIFERA coconuts nucifera , coconut tree , palm tree whose fruit is the coconut . It belongs to the araceas, and is a unique species. Emblematic tree of the state of Zulia , Venezuela