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coconuts (fruits)


Identification code: 300262559
Español: coco (fruta) | Català: coco (fruit)



Alternative term/s

  • coco-nut
  • cocoa-nuts
  • cocoanuts
  • coconut
  • coker-nut

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Hard ovoid-shaped drupes (stone fruit) of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) native to the tropics. Coconuts have a fibrous outer husk and a woody inner shell that contains the coconut meat and white juice. Coconut shells range in diameter from 8 to 14 inches. Despite its name, the coconut is not classified as a nut.

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