The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree
family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos
The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the
whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a
drupe, not a nut. The term is derived from the *6th-century
Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning "head" or "skull" after
the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial
features
