• pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    141·
    4 months ago

    It’s probably going to be political since it’s wrong.

    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. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics.

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

        • fossilesque@mander.xyzOPMEnglish
          52·
          4 months ago

          Nah, it’s correct. Just needs a clarifying sentence. They use the word tree but it’s not technically a tree, rather tree-like. The word tree is used for ease, colloquially. They grew like this as they are plants well suited for seaside wind and storms, hurricanes… Wetland plants. The grasses that didn’t give up. Tree definitions vary from form vs function, and form is used more colloquially.

          Edit: Fixed yayayayyay I need more edits this month

          • Jack Riddle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            101·
            4 months ago

            No tree is a tree. “Tree” is not a clearly-defined taxonomical category. Anything that is tree-like gets grouped under the catgory “tree”.

          • GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyzEnglish
            91·
            4 months ago

            I think it’s arguable that “tree” is just a term for a growth habit rather than anything really taxonomically meaningful.

            • juliebean@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              4 months ago

              agreed. my grandma used to have a big ol’ tree in her front yard, but it had to get cut down. it didn’t die though, and thanks to this unintentional coppicing, it is now an enormous bush. my grandma is very proud of her bush.