brazil nut
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Brazil nut
n.
1. A tropical South American evergreen tree (Bertholletia excelsa) having large round woody fruits containing edible oily three-sided seeds.
2. The seed of this tree.
[After Brazil.]
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brazil nut
n
Often shortened to: brazil 1. (Plants) a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
2. (Plants) the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell
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Brazil′ nut`
n.
1. the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of a large South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, of the lecythis family.
2. the tree itself.
[1820–30]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell |
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