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The world's oldest reference from Cosmas

By: Meg Dilts

Possibly the oldest reference is from Cosmas, a 5th century AD Egyptian traveler. He wrote about the "Indian nut" or "nut of India" after visiting India and Ceylon, Some scholars believe Cosmas was describing a coconut.

Source: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/coconut.html



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