what plant produces cocunuts? is this plant a monocot or dicot? how can u tell?

A coconut tree produces coconuts
the dif. between a monocot and a dicot is that a monocot's leaf veins are all going the same direc. whereas a dicot's branch out

A coconut tree is a monocot because a) its leaves go in one direction, and b) when you see a coconut seed growing, it is not divided into two, unlike dicots.

1 ) what plant produces cocunuts?=

Answer = Coconuts are the fruits of Coconut tree that has scientific name = Cocos nucifera .

click on the links below for more information and pictures.=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut

2 ) is this plant a monocot or dicot?

Answer = It is a monocot plant / tree as the seed in side has only one cotyledon . It has parallel  venation on the leaves.

the classification is as under =

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
 
Angiosperms
 
Monocots ( One / single cotyledon )
 
Commelinids
 
Order: Arecales
 
Family: Arecaceae
 
Subfamily: Arecoideae
 
Tribe: Cocoeae
 
Genus: Cocos
 
Species: C. nucifera
 
 
Binomial name
Cocos nucifera
 

3 ) what tissue is the liquid inside the cocunut?=

Answer = It is called endosperm . It is NUTRITIVE TISSUE and meant for the nourishment of the new , developing plant from the seed at the time of seed germination t . In common english it is called Coconut water ( not to be confused with coconut milk)=

click on the link below for more =

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut#Fruit

It solidifies as the fruit matures and then called coconut meat .In commercial language it is termed as ' COPRA '.


It is very very nutritive part of the fruit / seed and has great commercial value .
Fresh copra yields coconut milk while dried one gives coconut oil .
Coconut milk has many culinery aspects while oil is edible and good for scalp and hair .

Even the coconut water makes a refreshing and healthy drink!