The coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family, Arecaceae. Originally native to the Central Indo-Pacific, in the regions of Maritime Southeast Asia and Melanesia, coconuts are now found across the world due to human cultivation and dispersal. They are normally cultivated in hot and wet tropical climates. The term coconut also commonly refers to the seed and fruit of the coconut tree, which is botanically a drupe. The fruit has three layers including an edible white, fleshy endosperm and is filled with a liquid known as coconut water. The coconut thus played a critical role in the migration of Austronesian peoples across the Indian Ocean, as it provided a portable source of both food and water for long sea voyages. In modern times coconuts are used extensively in cooking and cuisine, using the raw flesh, the water or in alternative forms such as coconut milk and coconut butter. These coconuts, one whole and one halved, were grown in the Dominican Republic; this photograph was focus-stacked from 19 separate images.Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus
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Woot woot! I was worried there for a bit, but alls well. Thanks for your help and fine editing this week. PatrickѺ 18:58, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
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"Deep in the wave is a coral grove, where the purple mullet and gold-fish rove; Where the sea-flower spreads its leaves of blue, that never are wet with falling dew." (J. G. Percival) For a good work. Rhanyeia 14:06, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
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I award you this barnstar for being patient and helpful during this long episode, thank you very, very much The Dominator (talk) 05:48, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
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I award you this barnstar for banning them even before I can give them an unneeded warning lol Rearete (talk) 04:14, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
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For your helpfulness, for your kindness, for answering questions that others would just ignore, for being there for users, and for doing what you can where you can to make Wikipedia a better place...I present to you the Sparky Barnstar. Congrats! - NeutralHomerNeutralHomer • Talk 05:06, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
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For using your administrative tools to keep Wikipedia in tip-top shape. Cheers! Eustress (talk) 00:30, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for reverting the repeat vandalism on my userpage. They always come back a second time, don't they? SilverserenC 02:22, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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You've beat me to reverting vandalism twice tonight, and I think that all your hard work deserves a reward! Sophus Bie(talk) 04:06, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you for your quality work centered on Virginia, and for drawing a fine line between Keep and Delete with a sense of humor, repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian, said by others on 19 July (!) and 2 August 2010 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:13, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
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This is for your part in improving Defense Acquisition University! MurderByDeadcopy"bang!" 05:20, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
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Hey, I simply wanted to say thanks for taking care of all the pages I tag and I certainly notice and appreciate it. Cheers! SwisterTwistertalk 02:21, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
I wouldn't be surprised if you already got this barnstar... nor would I be surprised if you got it 5 times before! You're so fast in recent changes reverting vandalism that you've ninjaed me thrice! Great job! InterstateFive (talk) - just another roadgeek 15:11, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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