Cocos nucifera L.

Arecaceae (palm family) » Cocos nucifera

 

KOH-kohs -- from Portugese word for mask, referring to eyes-like depressions on fruit

noo-SIFF-er-uh -- nut-bearing

 

commonly known as: coconut • Bengali: নারকেল narakela, নারকেল narokel • Gujarati: નારિયેળ nariyel • Hindi: नारियल nariyal • Kannada: ತೆಂಗು tengu • Kashmiri: नोरिल noril • Konkani: नार्लु narlu • Malayalam: തെങ്ങ് thengu • Manipuri: য়ুবী yubi • Marathi: नारळ naral, श्रीफळ shriphal • Pali: नालिकेर nalikera • Punjabi: ਨਾਰੀਅਲ narial • Sanskrit: दीर्घपादपः dirgapadapah, दीर्घपत्रः dirghapatrah, दुर्हः durhah, कल्पवृक्ष kalpavriksha, करकम्भस् karakambhas, करकतोयः karakatoyah, कौशिकफलः kaushikaphalah, खानमुदकः khanamudakah, किकिः kikih, नारिकेर narikera, त्रिनेत्रफलः trinetraphalah, तृणम्द्रुमः trnamdrumah, तृणम्राजः trnamrajah, तृणम्वृक्षः trnamvrukshah, उच्चतरुः uchchataru, विश्वामित्रप्रियः vishwamitrapriyah • Tamil: தெங்கு tengku • Telugu: నారికేడము nari-kelamu • Urdu: ناریل nariyel

 

Native of: Malesia, n Australia, s-w Pacific; widely naturalized / cultivated elsewhere

 

 

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • EcoPort

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