What Are Coconuts: Seeds, Fruits, Or Nuts?

Table of Contents (click to expand)CoconutComposition Of CoconutsIs Coconut A Seed, Fruit, Or Nut? A coconut is all of these: a seed, a fruit and a nut! Coconut is a seed because it is the reproductive part of the tree, coconut is a fruit because it is a fibrous one-seeded drupe and coconut is a nut because a loose definition of a nut is nothing but a one-seeded ‘fruit’. Some questions have common sense answers we learn over time. For example, ask any adult the answer of 2 times 2, and there is a minimal chance that they will say anything … Continue reading What Are Coconuts: Seeds, Fruits, Or Nuts?