Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed. Botanists love classification.
In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin; and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the pit, stone, or pyrene) of hardened endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside. These fruits usually develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries (polypyrenous drupes are exceptions).
fuzzbucket Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The nut doesn’t look droopy, but Momma does.
Marblemouth almost 5 years ago
It must be a nut. Check out its name.
Zykoic almost 5 years ago
Drupe?
I thought that was a derogatory name for some ethnic group.Skeptical Meg almost 5 years ago
That’s why it’s called a cocodrupe.
Actually, it’s a type of bird, related to the pelican.
AlanM almost 5 years ago
Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed. Botanists love classification.
Judy Ford Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yeah. I googled it. Had to make sure you weren’t making it up. Ha!
Sportymonk almost 5 years ago
In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin; and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the pit, stone, or pyrene) of hardened endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside. These fruits usually develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries (polypyrenous drupes are exceptions).
s.gottlieb almost 5 years ago
Just put a lime in the coconut and mix it all up!
fix-n-fly almost 5 years ago
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf670orHKcA
tinstar almost 5 years ago
Gee… I thought it was a mammal, because it has milk inside grin
oakie817 almost 5 years ago
it’s a drupe