
The coconut palm, ''Cocos nucifera'', is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus ''Cocos''. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut.
Similar species: Palms
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Uploaded Nov 18, 2013. Captured Oct 10, 2011 19:47 in Railway Foot Over Bridge, Palissery, Thalassery, Kerala 670101, India.