sou·a·ri nut (s -är )n. In both senses also called butternut. 1. A South American evergreen tree (Caryocar nuciferum) having opposite, trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike stones containing seeds used as food and as a source of cooking oil. 2. The nut of this tree.
[French saouari, from Galibi sawarra.] |
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| Noun | 1. | souari nut - large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oilsouari nut - a large nutlike seed of a South American tree Caryocar, genus Caryocar - type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
| 2. | souari nut - a large nutlike seed of a South American treeedible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell |