
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 Oct 9, 2012. Captured Dec 26, 2007 13:53 in Bavaro, Dominican Republic.
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I didn't do so much... just a little bit the contrast!!! The sand has this colour and the sky in Dr is always that blue!!! ;) Posted 13 years ago