brazil nut

Noun

Meaning

An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa; the cream nut.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brazil Bertholletia excelsa brazil-nut tree chestnut pecan kernel nut peanut almond pistachio hazelnut cashew poppy seed macadamia macadamia nut

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Hypernyms

nut tree edible nut

Examples

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect. Jeremy Rifkin

According to Bewley and Black (1978), Brazil nut storage is in hypocotyl, this place of storage is uncommon among seeds. Source: Internet

Part of a flavor era inspired by actual nuts, delivered an odd but evocative combo of cashew Brazil nut ice cream with a chocolate hazelnut fudge swirl and roasted almonds for 8 long years. Source: Internet

The nuts are collected by some nice Bolivian people who tend to have about 30 or 40 Brazil nut trees per family in their local bit of the Amazon rain forest which they harvest. Source: Internet

The Brazil nut is actually not a nut, but a seed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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