PHILIPPINE'S FINEST

Coconut Tree The Philippines is blessed to have grown coconuts in abundance.  The Philippines ranks as one of the world's largest   coconut producing country . The  coconut palm  ( Cocos nucifera ), is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only accepted species in the genus  Cocos .    The term  coconut  can refer to the entire coconut palm , the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, a nut. The spelling  coconut  is an archaic form of the word.    The term is derived from 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish  coco , meaning "head" or "skull", from the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.   Human beings have long been benefited from out of its medicinal, food, cosmetics, and other uses. Coconuts are part of the daily diets of many people. Coconuts are different from any other f...