2006-11-27 21:50:11 · 15 answers · asked by Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof ! 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It is a fruit, not a nut.
2006-11-27 21:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine J 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. It is like a nut, but botanically, a coconut is a simple dry fruit known as a fibrous drupe (not a true nut).
2006-11-28 13:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by Slexie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fruit
2006-11-28 05:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by RedSoxFan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely fruit. I'm from Asia where we see bunches of coconuts. The juice is really good!!! The reason for it's to be called coco"nut" is because of the hard shell out side. Inside you find only juice and tasty "meat". Hmmm, yummie!!!
2006-11-28 05:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by CRT 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its a fruit, which comes from a type of palm tree. It is definitley not a nut, even if the name suggests so.
2006-11-28 05:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by emsie_81 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Brilliant question... in my research I found it to be labelled a SPICE!
Definition: Pungent or aromatic seasonings obtained from the bark, buds, fruit, roots, seeds or stems of various plants and trees (whereas herbs usually come from the leafy part of a plant).
It isn't a fruit.
It isn't a vegetable.
It produces a nut, what we commonly think of - but, that's only one component!
As the juice is used independently
as is parts of the the actual tree/trunk
as is the oil compressed from the khopra...
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Coco_nuc.html
So there you go, make up your own minds...
Cheers
2006-11-28 08:26:44 · answer #6 · answered by dworld_1999 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's definitely a fruit.
2006-11-28 06:34:08 · answer #7 · answered by cirontheyve 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a fruit
2006-11-28 06:04:06 · answer #8 · answered by Jessica M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is the nut of the coca palm - therefore it is a nut.
2006-11-28 05:58:07 · answer #9 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nut from name coco nut
2006-11-28 06:13:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋