Coconut palm

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Coconut
Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cocos
Species: C. nucifera
Binomial name
Cocos nucifera
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The Coconut Palm is a type of palm tree. It is a part of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall. It has leaves that are 4-6 m long. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm.

fresh coconut
fresh coconut

A Coconut is a large nut. Coconuts grow in tropical countries. The flesh of a coconut is white and can be eaten raw or used in cooking.