<Li> Coconut (Cocos nucifera), used worldwide as a food . The fleshy part of the seed is edible, and used either desiccated or fresh as an ingredient in many foods . The pressed oil from the coconut is used in cooking as well . </Li> <Li> Gabon nut (Coula edulis) has a taste comparable to hazelnut or chestnut . It is eaten raw, grilled or boiled . </Li> <Li> Hickory (Carya spp .) <Ul> <Li> Mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), named after the heavy hammer (moker in Dutch) required to crack the heavy shell and remove the tasty nutmeat . </Li> <Li> Pecans (Carya illinoinensis) are the only major nut tree native to North America . Pecans are eaten as a snack food, and used as an ingredient in baking and other food preparation . </Li> <Li> Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) has over 130 named cultivars . They are a valuable source of food for wildlife, and were eaten by indigenous peoples of the Americas and settlers alike . </Li> <Li> Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa) nuts are sweet, and are the largest of the hickories . They are also eaten by a wide variety of wildlife . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), named after the heavy hammer (moker in Dutch) required to crack the heavy shell and remove the tasty nutmeat . </Li> <Li> Pecans (Carya illinoinensis) are the only major nut tree native to North America . Pecans are eaten as a snack food, and used as an ingredient in baking and other food preparation . </Li> <Li> Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) has over 130 named cultivars . They are a valuable source of food for wildlife, and were eaten by indigenous peoples of the Americas and settlers alike . </Li> <Li> Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa) nuts are sweet, and are the largest of the hickories . They are also eaten by a wide variety of wildlife . </Li> </Ul>

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