How did Ibn Battuta describe the 'Coconut'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Nut like a man’s head.
Ibn Battuta wrote that the nut of the coconut tree resembles a man’s head, for in it are what look like two eyes and a mouth.
NCERT (2026-27): “…The following is how Ibn Battuta described the coconut: These trees are among the most peculiar trees in kind and most astonishing in habit. They look exactly like date-palms, without any difference between them except that the one produces nuts as its fruits and the other produces dates. The nut of a coconut tree resembles a man’s head, for in it are what look like two eyes and a mouth, and the inside of it when it is green looks like the brain, and attached to it is a fibre which looks like hair. They make from this cords with which they sew up ships instead of (using) iron nails, and they (also) make from it cables for vessels.” |