267,686 Contributions. The Iran hostage crisis was a situation in which 52 US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students an â¦ d militants took over the Embassy of the United States in Tehran.hen was the American hostages freed by Iran? The Iran hostage crisis was a situation in which 52 US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students an â¦ d militants took over the Embassy of the United States in Tehran.
From a botanic standpoint, the coconut is a fibrous one seeded drupe. By loose definitions the coconut can be considered a fruit, nut, and seed. A drupe is a fruit with a hard covering enclosing the seed.Some scientists call a coconut a seed, as a baby plant (and its food source) is within and sprouts through one of the eyes or holes of the coconut to form a new tree.A nut can be defined as a one seeded fruit. drupe is a fruit with a hard covering enclosing the seed. Some scientists call a coconut a seed, as a baby plant (and its food source) is within and sprouts through one of the eyes or holes of the coconut to form a new tree.
Note that many edible plant parts that are true fruits botanically speaking, are not considered culinary fruits. They are classified as vegetables in the culinary sense (for example: the tomato, cucumber, zucchini, and so on), and hence they do not appear in this list.Similarly, some botanical fruits are classified as nuts (e.g. Brazil nut and various almonds), or staples (e.g. breadfruit), and likewise do not appear here. Bitter melon, the flesh of which is bitter, and used as a culinary vegetable, but with a sweet coating around the mature seeds. 2  Black apple (Planchonella australis; Sapotaceae). 3  Black cherry (Prunus serotina; Rosaceae) very popular flavoring for pies, jams, and sweets.