"Coco, coco-da-praia, coco-da-índia ou ainda coco-da-baía é o
fruto do
coqueiro. É um fruto seco simples classificado como
drupa fibrosa (não uma
noz). A casca (
mesocarpo) é fibrosa e existe um "caroço" interno (o
endocarpo lenhoso). Este endocarpo duro tem três poros de
germinação que são claramente visíveis na superfície exterior, uma vez que a casca é removida. É através de um destes que a pequena
raiz emerge quando o
embrião germina."
Fonte: h
ttp://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uOjFiiL1TVo2B2bCgMOJRHUYXDHDGXASQ1fDeFYfRB3vh7rAKy5hYQRQq1kW08kjwKrAdYQvQ6flmwzMHjRsprz6lBkpn9AQVuPetjJHm10Q=s0-d)
Fonte: http://www.alohakaukau.com/images/coconut.JPG
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Fonte: http://www.coconutshellearrings.com/pages/coconut%20tree%201.jpg
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tmsoz5vAY9lh4UC7tybWqACT1Nboow8IS4CBmST924JUirk_NM_bLrCk_WpLHM1vA9vAPIprqv9YbE2uyiANjsRLFufHRUB9EWIIdFFLZi0vMhqTjIIYxRdbApAgRReFDVnXhCSW4=s0-d)
Fonte: http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-ombrello/Images/coconut-seedling.JPG
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Fonte: http://maona.net/img/food/coconuts/coconut_single.jpg
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uVvkuwuIJs4QYvARWtPCT0veMGW6fiHv2OvUEaUYUcHvM6B4fp05sjhSVVLtLZrxKIdLatBeCbpih8pRKTKGXiTBoumGNNR96fwqwnJCWZPFf0ca2ExeX4goul=s0-d)
Fonte: http://biology4.wustl.edu/olsen/images/coconut_below.jpg
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tYndE5wZTaoN2xMz3ARWM5F8pA6AE7Q273eKRIkVemDxZYveYwUkpYv3s4MzVnuvbETOQl2KEMJuZ57I-WvhwpD6RSYzbc1vrxyE5xvX5thYXgLUzEdzEtYHKRFAduB09L82ap2-9ywysTF3GPlEdRgr4_Qy0P9hdxhUEDrvlmyb7nETxbi8NUM-6T3OJsSMKL4jNvGL5BIZsuSDO6dosHWD9ALH-9Gq3ZIWGtN6geyd0NnfBBgAz94bZsL4qDCEXny--iwlu6JyByUY4M3tMBjw974RHQzg=s0-d)
Fonte: http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/%28454DFAFE2D6830FB1D0597823A67B5D6%29~robber+crab+also+known+as+coconut+crab.jpg/$file/robber+crab+also+known+as+coconut+crab.jpg
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t4W0iCGMeIzoT8dVrTxJBrMhTmon4VAg8N8Z6MgQPJ8ahocnnaoRFfMGLjZkCtUMznStTSbd9ZCmvHMPPw3tpIyyknRETwi_K4jwEtFq8nZR50Ym74ouoDtNQGV-7eGy4lqFE=s0-d)
Fonte: http://www.bodyecology.com/06/11/16/green_coconut_with_straw.jpg
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