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Coconut tree is a large palm growing up to 30 meters tall and with pinnate leaves 4–6 meters long and pinnae 60–90 cm long. old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth. Coconuts are generally classified into two general types.Tall and dwarf.A tall coconut palm tree can yield up to 75 fruits per year, but more often yields less than 30 mainly due to poor cultural practices.

Botanically, the coconut fruit is a drupe not a true nut. Like other fruits it has three layers: exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. The exocarp and mesocarp make up the "husk" of the coconut. Coconuts sold in the shops of nontropical countries often have had the exocarp (outermost layer) removed. The mesocarp is composed of a fiber, called coir, which has many traditional and commercial uses. The shell has three germination pores (stoma) or "eyes" that are clearly visible on its outside surface once the husk is removed.

A full-sized coconut weighs about 1.44 kilograms . It takes around 6000 full-grown coconuts to produce a tonne of copra.

The endosperm is initially in the nuclear phase of development within a hollow interior space as coconut water and air. As development continuesit matures into its cellular stage, and forms a rind of tissue known as coconut meat. Immature coconuts likely more coconut water and less meat. They are often sold with a small portion of the husk cut away to allow access to the coconut water. Young coconuts used for coconut water are called tender coconuts. The water of a tender coconut is liquid endosperm. It is sweet with an aerated feel when cut fresh. Depending on its size a tender contains 300 to 1,000 ml of coconut water.Within the shell is a single seed. When the seed germinates, the root (radicle) of its embryo pushes out through one of the eyes of the shell. The outermost layer of the seed, the testa, adheres to the inside of the shell. In a mature coconut, a thick, albuminous endosperm adheres to the inside of the testa. This endosperm or "meat" is the white and fleshy edible part of the coconut. Although coconut meat contains less fat than many oil seeds and seeds such as almonds, it is noted for its high amount of medium-chain saturated fat. About 90% of the fat found in coconut meat is saturated, a proportion exceeding that of foods such as lard, butter, and tallow. There has been some debate as to whether or not the saturated fat in coconuts is more healthful than other forms of saturated fat . Like most nut meats, coconut meat contains less sugar and more protein than popular fruits such as bananas, apples and oranges. It is relatively high in minerals such as iron, phosphorus and zinc.

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