What is Coconut palm?
{{Taxobox | name = Coconut | status = | image = Singapore coconut.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Coconut palm (''Cocos nucifera'') | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Arecales]] | familia = [[Arecaceae]] | genus = ''Cocos'' | binomial = ''Cocos nucifera'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]}} [[File:Coconut.png|thumb|right|200px|Coconut from [[Ivory Coast]]]] [[File:Coconut trunk.jpg|thumb|Coconut trunk]] [[File:2019 Jan 15 - Kumbh Mela - Coconuts For Sale.jpg|thumb|Kumbh Mela - Coconuts For Sale]] The '''coconut''' is a [[palm tree]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Arecaceae]] (palm family). It is a large palm, growing to 30 [[Metre|m]] tall. It has [[leaf|leaves]] that are 4–6 m long. The term ''coconut'' refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. There are many coconut palms on the [[coast]]s of Indonesia, [[India]], America, [[Bangladesh]] and Tanzania. People of this area use [[coconut milk]] in cooking. Women use [[coconut oil]] as oil for their [[hair]]. The coconut's shell is relatively hard, but can be broken. Because its shell is hard, it can be used as an ingredient to make craftworks. Coconut milk is also used in many drinks. Coconut oil is often in food and soaps. People in [[Sri Lanka]] use coconut flowers for wedding celebrations. In the [[Maldives]] it is the [[List of national trees|National tree]]. The coconut is not actually a [[Nut (fruit)|nut]], but is in fact a [[drupe]]. Coconuts grow in [[tropical]] countries. The flesh of a coconut is [[white]] and can be eaten [[raw]] or used in [[cooking]]. It is used in many of the foods we eat for flavour. It is native to tropical areas. == Seed dispersal == Coconuts float on water and can float to another island and germinate there. It has often been noted that coconuts can travel up to 110 days, or 3000 miles, by sea and are still able to germinate. {{-}} {{Fruits}} {{multistub|biology|food}} [[Category:Trees]] [[Category:Arecaceae]] [[Cate