| Brazil nut n. 1. A tropical South American evergreen tree (Bertholletia excelsa) having globose, woody fruit and edible, dark brown, three-sided seeds. 2. The seed of this tree. [After Brazil.] |
brazil nut
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell Often shortened to brazil
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| Noun | 1. |  brazil nut - tall South American tree bearing brazil nutsbrazil, brazil nut - three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell Bertholletia, genus Bertholletia - brazil nut nut tree - tree bearing edible nuts |
| 2. | brazil nut - three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell |
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