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Originally posted by Lauren
" Though its name suggests that it is a nut, I've always regarded coconut as a fruit. When the coconut is young, it has properties like fruit, and as it matures, it becomes more nutty. But in fact it is not a nut or a fruit; it is a seed.
Unless it is picked, a matured coconut eventually drops from the tree."
So if it's picked - it's a fruit.
If it drops - It's a seed.
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But coconuts are known to drop. So therefore, it's a seed.