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a seed that sails the ocean for months, then plants a tree on a stranger's beach
means The large, hard-shelled fruit of the coconut palm, with a fibrous husk, white edible flesh, and watery liquid inside.
from From Portuguese and Spanish 'coco,' meaning 'grinning face' or 'bogeyman' — sailors thought the three dark germination pores at the base of the shell looked like a little face staring back. The 'nut' was tacked on later in English to clarify what kind of 'coco' you meant. Botanically it isn't a true nut at all but a drupe, like a peach with attitude.
- falling deaths
- Reportedly kill around 150 people annually
- emergency IV
- Coconut water used as plasma substitute in WWII
- not a nut
- Botanically a drupe, like a peach
- ocean traveler
- Floats and survives months of saltwater drifting
- single seed
- It's the largest seed of any plant
coconut industry philippines — philippines produces 15 million tons annually, world's largest coconut producer
coconut crab — world's largest terrestrial arthropod, weighs up to 4.6 kg, found across indo-pacific islands
coconut palm tree — cocos nucifera, cultivated across 80 tropical countries, produces 60-100 nuts per year