Brazil nut

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.

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[After Brazil.]

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brazil nut

Noun

a large three-sided nut of a tropical American tree

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brazil nut - tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts Bertholletia excelsa, brazil-nut tree brazil, 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 brazil edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell Bertholletia excelsa, brazil nut, brazil-nut tree - tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts

Translations

Brazil nut n → noix f du Brésil

Brazil nut n → Paranuss f

Brazil nut n → noce f del Brasile