is a coconut a nut?

[MamaChris]

ie if you are avoiding nuts because of family allergy history, should you also avoid coconuts (and therefore coconut milk)?

Delia says not: www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/nut-allergies,1003,AR.html

No. Its a seed. A very big seed.

a truly enormous seed! thanks. that delia page is useful.

will try ds on coconut milk then