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doi.org: Morphological and anatomical studies of the coconut
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Shows normal palm fruits have three carpels and deviations relate to changes in carpel number.
biology.stackexchange.com: Why does a coconut have exactly three "holes"?
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Explains the three holes are the result of the three carpels in coconut flowers.
doi.org: Some Observations on the Position of the Soft Eye in <i>Cocos nucifera</i>
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States flowers have a trimerous syncarpous ovary leading to three germ pores.