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Also Known As Cocos nucifera

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Coconut palm
Green coconuts
Coconut grove
Coconut fiber
Coconut milk
Coconut frond weaving
Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
water dispersal
coconut palm trees, China
seed dispersal
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