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{{stub}} [[File:තැඹිලි විකිනීමSayulita nayarit mexico playa pintura.jpg|thumb|right|"Tender coconut"]][[File:Coconut Market.JPG|thumb|right|"coconut"]]  The coconut tree ('''Cocos nucifera) ''' is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut palm or the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut. The spelling cocoanut coconut is an archaic form of the word. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning "head" or "skull", from the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features. 

{{Uses|ring Ring worms}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|candidiasisCandidiasis}}, {{Uses|psoriasisPsoriasis}}, {{Uses|skin Skin burns}}, {{Uses|sunburnsSunburns}}, {{Uses|toothacheToothache}}, {{Uses|dandruffDandruff}}, {{Uses|baldnessBaldness}}<ref name="Uses"/>

Per 100 g, the kernel is reported to contain 36.3 g H2O 4.5 g protein, 41.6 g fat, 13.0 g total carbohydrate, 3.6 g fiber, 1.0 g ash, 10 mg Ca, 24 mg P, 1.7 mg Fe, and traces of beta-carotene.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=tengina Tengina kayi, tengu|ml=Thengu|sa=|ta=Tennai|te=kobbari Kobbari chettu|hi=Nariya|en=Coconut}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Madhura (Sweet)===Guna===Guru (Heavy), Snigda (unctuous)===Veerya===Sheeta (cold)===Vipaka===Madhura (Sweet)===Karma===Vata, Pitta===Prabhava===

{{Leaf|Simple|lanceolateLanceolate|The leaves, from 4 to 6 m long, are pinnate; they consist of linear-lanceolate, more or less recurved, rigid, bright green leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual||Yellow|6|female Female flowers are borne basally, male flowers at apex. Flowers bear lanceolate petals, 6 stamens and an ovary consisting of 3 connate carpelst}}

{{Fruit|big Big as a man’s head|4-8 cm thick|mesocarp Mesocarp and a woody endocarp; as it is rather light, it can be carried long distances by water while keeping its germinability for a long time|smooth, grey-brownish epicarp|single}}

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing Coconuts grow well in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate lowland tropical regions as far as 26° north and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because south of the whole plant is sweet scented Equator and the flowers have up to a spicy apricot-like fragrancemaximum elevation of around 1,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|tropical Tropical seashores}}, {{Commonly seen|alluvial Alluvial plains}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.

Image:Cocos nucifera - Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.jpg|[[Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden]], [[USA]]File:Coconut tree (2094056434).jpg|LeavesFile:OdermennigCoconut inflorescense Pj DSC 1962.jpg|FlowersFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02Coconut flowers (5476099379).jpg|FlowersImageFile:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNTKing coconut in Kerala, India.BOTjpg|FruitsFile:Kokosovi orehi,16.200406.024.jpg|Fruits with husk removed

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cocos_nucifera.html Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="puredue universityLeaf">[http://www.dipbot.unict.it/palms/descr01.html Botanical description]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cocos+nucifera Cultivation details]</ref>

<ref name="LeafUses">[http://www.dipbotmedicalhealthguide.unict.itcom/palmsarticles/descr01coconut.html "coconut palm"htm Buko Health Benefits]</ref>