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coconut

Plant

  • Large, tropical palm tree
  • Up to 100' tall

Leaf

  • Large fronds, 6-20' long
  • Pinnately compound
  • Pinnae 2-3' long

Flower

  • Small, in large 3-6' long clusters
  • Straw-colored

Fruit

  • Large, 6-12" long
  • Outer leathery husk encloses globe-shaped, fibrous husk

Seed

  • Enclosed by fibrous fruit husk
  • White, edible flesh and white, milky fluid