Fruits
37-Drupes, Coconut
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Coconuts are drupes. However, the mesocarp is dry and fibrous instead of fleshy. This allows the coconuts to float and be carried by ocean currents to far away beaches. The brown part you buy in the grocery store is the pit or endocarp. |