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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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coconut plant

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01i00I thought we finished with these palms long ago.02i02br
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00(a) The coconut01b00 palm02b00 is tall.02br
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00(b) The coconut is a tall 01b00palm02b00 tree.0-
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0Do you mean "coconut palm" = "oil palm"?02br
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00It's not I mean. I mean "coconut tree", but not "oil palm". 0-
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0I've never heard of an "oil palm", although I suppose they might exist -- (I'm no expert on palm trees) -- but I don't see anything in Mr. M's reply that would suggest that "coconut palm " is equal to "oil palm." 0-
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0 The coconut tree is the coconut palm - it is the same thing. Its proper name is 01i00Cocos nucifera.02i02br
00 The oil palm is related, but called 01i00Elaeis guineensis [African oil palm] 02i00OR 01i00Elaeis oleifera 02i00[American oil palm] 0-
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