is coconut considered a fruit
From a botanic standpoint, the coconut is a fibrous one seeded drupe. By loose definitions the coconut can be considered a fruit, nut, and seed. A drupe is a fruit with a hard covering enclosing the seed.Some scientists call a coconut a seed, as a baby plant (and its food source) is within and sprouts through one of the eyes or holes of the coconut to form a new tree.A nut can be defined as a one seeded fruit. drupe is a fruit with a hard covering enclosing the seed. Some scientists call a coconut a seed, as a baby plant (and its food source) is within and sprouts through one of the eyes or holes of the coconut to form a new tree.