The seed is the white part of the coconut
The coconut plants store food in the endosperm of the nuts. This is called copra of commerce. Coconut oil is extracted from this part of the fruit. At the time of germination, this food is used by the growing seedling.
No. Think about the coconut - that's a seed ... Now think about an apple pip - that's also a seed, but looks nothing like a coconut seed.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest seed in the world is that of the giant fan palm Locoicea maldivica, commonly known as the double coconut or coco de mer. It can weigh up to 44 lbs. and may take 10 years to develop.Source: http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question505.html
The coconut seeds have fibrous outer covering in order to help them float in water for dispersal. Whereas the tiger's nail seed has hooks/spines which help them cling to animals for dispersion. Reference: See Related Link
They grow from seed, to seedling, to adult in the same manner.
yes, the part of coconut edible is its seed.
The edible part of coconut fruit is the endosperm of the seed
The endosperm of the seed
it is not a nut, although that is a common mistake, the coconut part that falls of the tree is a seed which contains fruit
its a seed
The whole coconut is the seed so depending on the coconut's size it could be pretty heavy.
i know that the coconut originated from florida
The coconut itself is the seed of a palm tree. Coconut dispersal is by water. It can travel for thousands of kilometer then settles on the land to germinate.
The coconut is a large seed or nut, it is not a fruit per se any more than a tomato is a fruit (of the plant). The part we eat is the internal part of the seed, coconuts have husks that encase the brown "bowling ball" we see whole in the store so it'll float on the ocean to a new island to take root. But in a nutshell, it's a huge seed :)
yes.but it is on the tree the it falls and then it grows and one year later the coconuts start to grow.On the coconut tree, the coconut is the seed, and when the coconut falls down, it grows into another tree. Sometimes, the coconut will fall into the water, but the coconut floats. Water travel is how coconuts move from island to island. It is also why you find coconuts floating in the ocean!
A coconut seed weighs about 5 pounds.
Short Answer: Yes. Many people mistake that the coconut is a fruit but when the coconut is "born" is has many qualities of a fruit. Many people may also mistake the coconut as a nut but as the coconut matures it gains nut properties. Surprisingly the coconut is a seed. The coconut tree, Cocos nucifera, produces a nut that is the fruit of the tree and also the seed. Each nut will produce one seedling in favourable conditions.