Coconut


 * The Coconut is the seed of the Coconut Palm, which grows in hot, sandy, sunny, preferably salty weather. The coconut seed is a fruit.
 * Here is a picture of the Coconut Palm -
 * Here is the picture of the Coconut seed, which can be eaten.
 * [|Here is the link to the Wikipedia article on coconuts for a brief description -] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut


 * Coconuts have first been found in Southeast Asia during an uncertain period of time.


 * Coconuts have a juice inside them in the hollow area pictured above. The outside of the coconut can also be used for a cup or dish.
 * Interesting fact - Whole coconuts used to be used for trading in the Nicobar Islands before the early twentieth century.
 * The fibers of the coconut can be used to make brushes, mats, and rope as well as fuel for fire.
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Scientists are unsure quite where coconuts are from. It’s known that they are indigenous to the Pacific, but there is controversy whether they are originally from South Asia or South America. Most think that coconut seeds came from the Western Pacific and people brought them to different tropical regions. Coconuts have a surprisingly interesting history. In the 4th century BCE some of the early Sanskrit writings mentioned the coconut. They were also frequently mentioned in Tamil writing between the 1st and 4th century ACE. Indian culture also contains a lot about coconuts. The coconut resembles a human head and is called a sriphala or the fruit of the gods. It’s so important in their culture that it is now illegal to cut down a coconut tree in India. -Meredith I got the origin of the coconut mostly from: [] I learned most of the coconut history from: []