coconut palm

Beach frond source

A coconut palm is the tropical tree that produces coconuts, native to coastal regions throughout the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

It grows tall with a single trunk topped by feathery fronds, and is cultivated worldwide for its fruit, oil, fiber, and timber: Coconut palms lined the beach.

Related
  • coirPalm-fruit husk fiber
  • toddyHot sweetened spirits
  • drupesSeed-containing pit fruits
  • huskDry seed covering
  • frondsDivided leaf blades

endosperm · intercropping · ethnobotany · subsistence farming · tropical · tropical island · desert island · island · plantation · beach · beach hut · harvest · tree climber · climbing harness · milk · paradise · oil · monsoon

Categories
Opposites
palm tree species

coconut palmdate palm

Desert tree bearing sweet fruit

oil palm · sago palm · royal palm · fan palm · cabbage palm

tropical tree types

coconut palmconifer

Cone-bearing tree

pine · spruce · birch · fir · Norway spruce

climate adaptation

coconut palmmountain ash

Sorbus genus tree

Family

palm, coconut, palms, coconuts, coco, palmist, palmistry, palmate, palmetto

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G