Coconut | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-07

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Coconut


00:01:34 1 Etymology
00:02:08 2 History
00:03:50 2.1 Origin
00:06:17 3 Description
00:06:26 3.1 Plant
00:07:15 3.2 Fruit
00:08:23 3.3 Roots
00:09:25 3.4 Inflorescence
00:09:55 4 Distribution
00:10:04 4.1 Domestication
00:12:22 4.2 Dispersal
00:16:57 5 Natural habitat
00:19:05 5.1 Diseases
00:19:31 5.2 Pests
00:21:22 6 Production and cultivation
00:21:51 6.1 Cultivation
00:22:31 6.2 Harvesting
00:22:59 6.3 India
00:24:23 6.4 Maldives
00:24:56 6.5 Middle East
00:28:16 6.6 United States
00:29:07 6.7 Australia
00:30:05 6.8 Bermuda
00:31:55 6.9 Substitutes for cooler climates
00:32:50 7 Uses
00:33:32 7.1 Cooking
00:34:53 7.2 Nutrition
00:35:30 7.2.1 Coconut water
00:36:15 7.2.2 Coconut milk
00:37:06 7.2.3 Coconut oil
00:37:27 7.2.4 Toddy and nectar
00:38:32 7.2.5 Heart of palm and coconut sprout
00:39:18 7.3 Indonesia
00:40:36 7.4 Philippines
00:41:46 7.5 Vietnam
00:42:17 7.6 India
00:43:33 7.7 Commercial, industrial, and household use
00:43:43 7.7.1 Cultivars
00:44:44 7.7.2 Coir
00:45:07 7.7.3 Coconut fronds
00:46:12 7.7.4 Copra
00:46:51 7.7.5 Husks and shells
00:49:35 7.7.6 Coconut trunk
00:50:28 7.7.7 Roots
00:50:46 7.7.8 Beauty products
00:50:54 7.8 Religion
00:53:50 7.8.1 Myths and legends
00:54:24 7.9 Other uses
00:54:59 7.9.1 Tool and shelter for animals
00:55:44 8 Allergies
00:55:53 8.1 Food allergies
00:56:21 8.2 Topical allergies
00:57:01 9 Varieties
00:57:22 9.1 Fruit types



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SUMMARY
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The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning "head" or "skull" after the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.Coconuts are known for their versatility of uses, ranging from food to cosmetics. The inner flesh of the mature seed forms a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits because their endosperm contains a large quantity of clear liquid, called "coconut milk" in the literature, and when immature, may be harvested for their potable "coconut water", also called "coconut juice".
Mature, ripe coconuts can be used as edible seeds, or processed for oil and plant milk from the flesh, charcoal from the hard shell, and coir from the fibrous husk. Dried coconut flesh is called copra, and the oil and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking – frying in particular – as well as in soaps and cosmetics. The hard shells, fibrous husks and long pinnate leaves can be used as material to make a variety of products for furnishing and decorating. The coconut also has cultural and religious significance in certain societies, particularly in India, where it is used in Hindu rituals.