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Is a coconut a fruit, nut or seed? (Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress)
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The Library of Congress. See More Everyday Mysteries. Science Reference Service Pages. All Research Center Pages. All Library of Congress Pages. Is a coconut a fruit, nut or seed? Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed. Yet another interesting aspect of the coconut that has baffled scientists for over 200 years is where did it originate? However, some scientis...