SC - dessicated coconut

[Stefan li Rous]

Meliora said:
> Lamingtons are sqaures of sponge cake (usually 2-3 inch cubes) covered in
> soft chocolate icing and then rolled in dessicated coconut. 

Ok, what's the differance between "dessicated" coconut and "dried"
coconut? Is the first less dried than the other? Or is it just a
fancy name for dried coconut? Or since you are in Austraila is this
simply the Aussie word for dried coconut?
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