The Coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos.  The Term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut.

Found throughout the tropic and subtopic  area, the coconut is known for its great versatility as seen in the many domestic, Commercial, and industrial uses of its different from any other fruits because they contains a large quantity of “water” and when immature they still contain some water and can be used as seednuts or processed to give oil from the kernel, charcoal from the hard shell and coir from the fibrous husk.