Preferred Name |
Cocos nucifera |
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Synonyms |
Cocos nucifera L. coconut palm |
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Definitions |
The coconut palm, *Cocos nucifera*, is a member of the family *Arecaceae* (palm family). 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 is not a botanical nut, but a drupe. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word. LanguaL curation note: When indexing the coconut palm fruit (drupe, seed) index both *COCONUT PALM [B1130]* and *FRUIT [C0167]* (or its more precise narrower terms). |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_13894 |
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comment |
LanguaL curation note: When indexing the coconut palm fruit (drupe, seed) index both *COCONUT PALM [B1130]* and *FRUIT [C0167]* (or its more precise narrower terms). |
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alternative term |
coconut palm plant Cocos nucifera L. coconut palm |
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database_cross_reference |
http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B1536 http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?11043 http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42451 MANSFELD:10983 PLANTS:CONU |
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definition_source |
WIKIPEDIA:Cocos_nucifera |
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has curation status | ||
has synonym |
cocos nucifera coconut |
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has_exact_synonym |
coconut palm |
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has_narrow_synonym |
Cocos nucifera L. |
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imported from | ||
label |
Cocos nucifera |
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prefixIRI |
NCBITaxon:13894 |
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prefLabel |
Cocos nucifera |
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textual definition |
The coconut palm, *Cocos nucifera*, is a member of the family *Arecaceae* (palm family). 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 is not a botanical nut, but a drupe. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03411286 |