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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The hard ovoid shaped fruit of the coconut palm tree (''Cocos nucifera'') native to the tropics. Coconuts have a fibrous outer husk (see [ | + | The hard ovoid shaped fruit of the coconut palm tree (''Cocos nucifera'') native to the tropics. Coconuts have a fibrous outer husk (see [[coir]]) and a woody inner shell which contains the coconut meat (copra) and juice (white liquid). Coconut shells range in diameter from 8 to 14 inches. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
The hard ovoid shaped fruit of the coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) native to the tropics. Coconuts have a fibrous outer husk (see Coir) and a woody inner shell which contains the coconut meat (copra) and juice (white liquid). Coconut shells range in diameter from 8 to 14 inches.
Synonyms and Related Terms
coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera); coconut shells; kokos (Dan.); Kokosnuss (Deut.); Kokosnusspalme (Deut.); cocotero (Esp.); coco (Esp., Fr., Port.); cocotier (Fr.); coqueiro (Port.); kokospalme (Ned.); kokosnoot (Ned.); Palma kokosowa (Pol.); kokosnöt (Sven.); kokospalm (Sven.)
Other Properties
Tree height = up to 30 m Bark = light gray brown with rings Palm leaves = 4-6 m
Additional Images
Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
Coconut cut in half
Authority
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: coconut palm" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed September 22, 2003].
- Website address 1 Comment: Virginia Tech Dencrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut (Accessed Oct. 3, 2005)