
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 14, 2012. Captured Dec 18, 2007 13:44 in Camino, Del Este National Park, 23000, Dominican Republic.