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The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only species in the genus Cocos, an is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaves 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. An alternate spelling is cocoanut.

Trivia about coconut

  • A national Philippine dish, adobo contains chicken & pork, & the "milk" of this palm fruit
  • The largest tree fruit, the 50-lb. Coco-De-Mer, or "sea" one of these is found only in the Seychelles
  • A big product in Fiji is copra, the dried white meat of this
  • Flakes of this ingredient are found in ambrosia, a dessert
  • Some soaps & candles use oil pressed from copra, the dried white meat of this nut
  • A 1972 song said "put the lime in" this & "drink them both up"
  • A tasty curry sauce for shrimp uses the milk of this fruit
  • When in Trinidad you may go cuckoo for coocoo, a concoction made of cornmeal & this palm fruit
  • A favorite in the South, ambrosia is a dessert made with sliced oranges & this shredded tropical fruit
  • In Dutch, apricots are abrikozen, figs are vijgen & this fruit is kokosnoot
  • A big export for Tuvalu is copia, the dried meat of this
  • Chick-O-Sticks aren't chicken-flavored; they're made from peanut butter & this tropical treat
  • Weighing up to 50 pounds the world's largest seed, as pictured here is the double variety of this palm fruit
  • One of the principal exports of Seychelles is copra, the dried white flesh of this fruit
  • The white liquid inside this fruit is its water; its milk is made by crushing the "meat"
  • At a luau, you might finish off your meal with haupia, a pudding made with the milk of this fruit
  • Tom Kha Kai is a chicken soup flavored with the "milk" of this
  • If she sells seashells in the Seychelles, she knows that the coco de mer found there is a huge one of these
  • Macaroons are often made from almond paste or this, shredded or flaked
  • Macaroons are often made with the shredded meat of this palm fruit
  • My monkey friend carved out of this--I haven't seen you in years
  • This tropical fruit is the chief cash crop of Palau

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